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How to Say ‘Giulia is expecting a baby.’ in Italian

Giulia aspetta un bambino.

JOO-lyah ah-SPET-tah oon bahm-BEE-noh

[JOO-lyah ah-SPET-tah oon bahm-BEE-noh]

💬 Usage Tip: aspettare normally means "to wait for", and it needs no extra word for "for": aspetto l'autobus "I'm waiting for the bus". With un bambino, it means expecting a baby.

Phrase Breakdown

Giulia aspetta

JOO-lyah ah-SPET-tah

Giulia is expecting

'Aspettare' means 'to wait', but it also means 'to expect' a baby. Hold the double T: JOO-lya as-PET-ta.

Example

Giulia aspetta l'autobus.

Giulia is waiting for the bus.

Words in this phrase

Giulia

[JOO-lyah]

Julia

A common Italian female first name.

Example

Giulia ha dieci anni.

Giulia is ten years old.

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.

un bambino.

oon bahm-BEE-noh

a baby.

'Bambino' means 'baby' or 'child', and 'un' is the masculine article. Say oon bam-BEE-no.

Example

C'è un bambino al parco.

There's a child at the park.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

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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