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How to Say ‘Maike is expecting her first child in March!’ in German

Maike erwartet im März ihr erstes Kind!

MY-keh air-VAR-tet im mairts eer AIR-stes kint

[MY-keh air-VAR-tet im mairts eer AIR-stes kint]

💬 Usage Tip: German often uses the present tense for future plans when a time is given: erwartet im März still means "is expecting in March".

Phrase Breakdown

Maike erwartet im März

MY-keh air-VAR-tet im mairts

Maike is expecting in March

'Erwarten' means 'to expect', and with a child it means being pregnant. 'Im' is short for 'in dem'. Say it 'MY-keh air-VAR-tet im mairts'.

Example

Wir erwarten im Mai Besuch.

We're expecting visitors in May.

Words in this phrase

Maike

[MY-keh]

Maike

A German female first name.

Example

Maike wohnt in Hamburg.

Maike lives in Hamburg.

erwartet

[air-VAR-tet]

is expecting

From 'erwarten'; 'ein Kind erwarten' means to be pregnant.

Example

Wir erwarten Besuch.

We are expecting visitors.

[im]

in the

A contraction of in dem, commonly used before masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case.

Example

Im Gespräch mit Mitarbeitenden erfährt man viel über die Firma.

In conversation with employees, you learn a lot about the company.

März

[mairts]

March

The third month of the year.

Example

Im März beginnt der Frühling.

Spring begins in March.

ihr erstes Kind!

eer AIR-stes kint

her first child!

This is the object of 'erwartet'. Say it 'eer AIR-stes kint'.

Example

Das ist ihr erstes Kind.

That is her first child.

Words in this phrase

ihr

[eer]

her

The object form of 'she'.

Example

Das ist ihr Buch.

That is her book.

erstes

[AIR-stes]

first

Ordinal number 'erst-' with neuter ending.

Example

Das ist mein erstes Auto.

That is my first car.

Kind

[kint]

child

Neuter noun for a son or daughter, or any young person.

Example

Das Kind spielt im Garten.

The child is playing in the garden.

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