People love to talk about babies. Having a child is such a life changing experience, and people want to share that. For example, babies are often a common topic of conversation during family gatherings.
Here we'll teach you the most important phrases and questions that you can use when talking about newborns. Learn to talk about your own and to ask about others'. Let's get started!
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Here we'll teach you the most important phrases and questions that you can use when talking about newborns. Learn to talk about your own and to ask about others'. Let's get started!
Asking About Babies
Here are phrases that you can use to start conversations and to ask about someone else's baby. Use them whenever you're unsure what to say when talking about babies.
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| When is your baby due? | |
| Have you decided on a name yet? | |
| Do you know if it'll be a boy or girl? | |
| Have you had a baby shower? | |
| How old is your baby? | |
| Has she been keeping you up all night? | |
| Do you have a babysitter? | |
| Do you take your baby to daycare? | |
| When did you find out your daughter was pregnant? | |
| Have you started buying diapers yet? |
Talking About Babies
The following phrases are useful for talking about your own baby. Use them whenever friends, family, or colleagues want to know more about your own baby.|
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| The baby is due next month. | |
| We're waiting to pick out a name until we know whether it's a boy or girl. | |
| We found out we're having a baby girl! | |
| We haven't planned a baby shower just yet. | |
| Our baby is 5 months old. | |
| I haven't gotten a full night's sleep in weeks! | |
| We don't have a babysitter yet. | |
| We're planning on signing him up for daycare once he turns three. | |
| My sister announced over Christmas that she's pregnant. |
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Hast du schon gehört? Sophie ist wieder schwanger!en
Ich hatte keine Ahnung. Das ist großartig! In welchem Monat ist sie?en
Sie ist im zweiten Trimester, glaube ich. Ich habe sie in den letzten paar Wochen nicht gesehen.en
