Learn top 10 phrases to know when having a baby
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| Hi everyone, my name is Peryhan and this is Arabic top words. Today’s topic is going to be about Top 10 Words You Need to Know When Having a Baby. |
| Top 10 Phrases to Know When Having a Baby |
| 1. |
| ترضّع |
| (teraḍḍaʿ) to breastfeed |
| Be careful because the word is not |
| تردّع |
| (teraddaʿ) |
| It’s, |
| ترضّع |
| (teraḍḍaʿ) |
| For example, you can say, |
| بترضع البيبي كل تلت ساعات. |
| (betraḍḍaʿ el-beībī koll talat sāʿāt.) |
| “She breastfeeds the baby every three hours.” |
| 2. |
| يلبس بافتة |
| (yelabbes bāvettah) to put on a bib |
| And in Egyptian Arabic, we usually use the word |
| مريلة |
| (maryalah) to refer to “bib” |
| Or |
| بافتة |
| (bāvettah) |
| whichever you like. |
| For example, you can say, |
| لازم تلبس بافتة قبل ما تاكل. |
| (lāzem telbes bāvettah ʾabl mā tākol.) |
| “She has to put on a bib before she eats.” |
| 3. |
| يغير هدوم |
| (yeġayyar hodūm) to change clothes |
| For example, you can say, |
| هغيرله هدومه قبل ما نخرج. |
| (haġayyarloh hodūmoh ʾabl mā noḫrog.) |
| “I will change his clothes before we go out.” |
| You can even use it for an adult. |
| For example, I can say, |
| هدومي اتبلت فهغيرها. |
| (hdūmī etballet fahaġayyarhā.) |
| “I am going to change my clothes because it’s wet.” |
| 4. |
| يغني أغنية أطفال |
| (yeġannī ʾoġneyyeẗ ʾaṭfāl) to sing a lullaby. |
| For example, you can say, |
| هغنيله أغنية أطفال. |
| (haġannīloh ʾoġneyyeẗ ʾaṭfāl.) |
| “I will sing him a lullaby.” |
| Okay. I only know one sentence. It’s |
| يلا ننام يلا ننام، وهدبحلك جوز الحمام. |
| (yallā nenām yallā nenām, ūhadbaḥlak ǧūz el-ḥamām.) |
| Or in Lebanese, it is |
| يلا ننام يلا ننام، وهدبحلك طير الحمام. |
| (yallā nenām yallā nenām, ūhadbaḥlak ṭīr el-ḥamām.) |
| It means like, let’s go to sleep and if you go to sleep, I will get you like pair of – not get you, but slaughter you a pair of pigeons because it’s very famous like it’s a delicious meal. So I will get you a pair of pigeons to eat if you sleep. |
| 5. |
| ينام الضهر |
| (yenām el-ḍohr) to have a nap |
| الضهر (el-ḍohr) means afternoon and |
| ينام (yenām) means sleep. |
| So, to sleep in the afternoon is to have a nap. |
| For example, you can say, |
| البيبيهات عادةً بيناموا الضهر. |
| (el-bībīhāt ʿādaẗan beynāmū el-ḍohr.) |
| “Babies usually have naps.” |
| 6. |
| يأكّل البيبي |
| (yeʾakkel el-beībī) to feed the baby |
| For example, you can say, |
| هأكّل البيبي. |
| (haʾakkel el-beībī.) |
| “I will feed the baby.” |
| 7. |
| يزق عربية الأطفال |
| (yezoʾ ʿarabeyyet el-ʾaṭfāl) to push a stroller |
| For example, you can say, |
| ممكن تزق عربية الأطفال؟ |
| (momken tezoʾ ʿarabeyyet el-ʾaṭfāl?) |
| “Would you please push the stroller?” |
| عربية (ʿarabeyya) means car and |
| الأطفال (el-ʾaṭfāl) means babies or kids. |
| So it’s a baby car. |
| يزق عربية الأطفال |
| yezoʾ ʿarabeyyet el-ʾaṭfāl |
| 8. |
| يجهز ببرونة |
| (yegahhez bebrūnah) to prepare a bottle |
| For example, you can say, |
| هجهز الببرونة و آجي تاني. |
| (hagahhez el-bebrūnah we ʾāgī tānī.) |
| “I will prepare a bottle and come back.” |
| 9. |
| يحمّي البيبي |
| (yeḥammī el-beībī) to bathe the baby |
| For example, |
| هدخل أحمي البيبي. |
| (hadḫol ʾaḥammī el-beībī.) |
| “I will go bathe the baby.” |
| 10. |
| يجهزأكل البيبي |
| (yegahhez ʾakl el-beībī) to prepare baby food |
| And in Egyptian Arabic, we usually use the word |
| سريلاك |
| (serīlāk) Cerelac to refer to baby food. |
| So you can say, |
| قبل ما أنزل هجهز أكل البيبي. |
| (ʾabl mā ʾanzel hagahhez ʾakl el-beībī.) |
| “Before I go out, I will prepare the baby food.” |
| Or you can say, |
| قبل ما أنزل هجهز السريلاك. |
| (ʾabl mā ʾanzel haǧahhez el-serīlāk.) |
| “Before I go out, I will prepare the Cerelac or the baby food.” |
| That’s it for today. Hope you liked the lesson and I hope it helps you if you needed some sentences with babies. Bye-bye. |
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