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How to Say ‘She's expecting her second baby.’ in Italian

Aspetta il secondo bambino.

ah-SPET-tah eel seh-KOHN-doh bahm-BEE-noh

[ah-SPET-tah eel seh-KOHN-doh bahm-BEE-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: aspettare normally means "to wait for", but aspettare un bambino means "to be expecting a baby". There is no word for "for" after it: aspetto il treno "I'm waiting for the train".

Phrase Breakdown

Aspetta

[ah-SPET-tah]

she is expecting

From 'aspettare', to wait; with a baby it means being pregnant.

Example

Mia sorella aspetta un bambino.

My sister is expecting a baby.

il secondo bambino.

eel seh-KOHN-doh bahm-BEE-noh

her second baby.

Ordinal numbers like 'secondo' come before the noun. Say 'bam-BI-no'.

Example

È il secondo giorno.

It's the second day.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

secondo

[seh-KOHN-doh]

second

Masculine noun for the unit of time; also means 'second' in order.

Example

Il treno parte tra trenta secondi.

The train leaves in thirty seconds.

bambino

[bahm-BEE-noh]

baby / child

A young child or baby, masculine form.

Example

Il bambino dorme.

The baby is sleeping.

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