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How to Say ‘Lena is having a baby!’ in German

Lena bekommt ein Baby!

LAY-nah be-KOMT ine BAY-bee

[LAY-nah be-KOMT ine BAY-bee]

💬 Usage Tip: bekommen means "to get", not "to become". Ich bekomme ein Geschenk means "I'm getting a present".

Phrase Breakdown

Lena bekommt

LAY-nah be-KOMT

Lena is getting

'bekommen' means 'to get', not 'to become'. Stress the second syllable: 'be-KOMMT'.

Example

Lena bekommt ein Geschenk.

Lena is getting a present.

Words in this phrase

Lena

[LAY-nah]

Lena

A common German female first name.

Example

Lena kommt aus Berlin.

Lena is from Berlin.

bekommt

[be-KOMT]

is getting / is having

Form of 'bekommen' (to get, receive); with 'ein Baby' it means expecting a baby. Not 'become'!

Example

Sie bekommt im Herbst ein Kind.

She is having a child in autumn.

ein Baby!

ine BAY-bee

a baby!

'ein Baby bekommen' means 'to have a baby'. Germans say 'BAY-bee'.

Example

Sie bekommt bald ein Baby.

She's having a baby soon.

Words in this phrase

ein

[ine]

The indefinite article 'ein'.

Example

Ich brauche ein Auto.

I need a car.

Baby

[BAY-bee]

baby

Neuter noun: das Baby.

Example

Das Baby schläft.

The baby is sleeping.

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