Pregnancy Euphemisms | Learn English Idioms

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āđ‚āļ›āļĢāļ”āļ”āļąāļšāđ€āļšāļīāļĨāļ„āļĨāļīāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļģāļšāļĢāļĢāļĒāļēāļĒāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļĨāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļĨāđˆāļ™āļ§āļīāļ”āļĩāđ‚āļ­

00:00
Hi there. I'm Sarah.
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āļŠāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļĩ. āļ‰āļąāļ™āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‹āļēāļĢāļēāļŦāđŒ
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And I'm going to explain some euphemisms to you for the word 'pregnant'.
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āđāļĨāļ°āļ‰āļąāļ™āļˆāļ°āļ­āļ˜āļīāļšāļēāļĒāļ„āļģāļŠāļĨāļ°āļŠāļĨāļ§āļĒāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļ„āļļāļ“āļŸāļąāļ‡āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē 'āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒ'
00:06
So maybe if your friend or somebody is pregnant, people will ask and you'll say, "Oh, she's pregnant".
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āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āļšāļēāļ‡āļ—āļĩāļ–āđ‰āļēāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ™āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āđƒāļ„āļĢāļŠāļąāļāļ„āļ™āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒ āļœāļđāđ‰āļ„āļ™āļˆāļ°āļ–āļēāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļ°āļžāļđāļ”āļ§āđˆāļē "āđ‚āļ­āđ‰ āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ—āđ‰āļ­āļ‡"
00:12
But the word 'pregnant' might be a little bit too direct.
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āđāļ•āđˆāļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē 'āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒ' āļ­āļēāļˆāļˆāļ°āļ•āļĢāļ‡āđ€āļāļīāļ™āđ„āļ›āļŦāļ™āđˆāļ­āļĒ
00:15
So we have some euphemisms that we can use to  say 'pregnant' without saying 'pregnant'.
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āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļĢāļēāļˆāļķāļ‡āļĄāļĩāļ„āļģāļŠāļĨāļ°āļŠāļĨāļ§āļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļēāļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āđƒāļŠāđ‰āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļžāļđāļ”āļ§āđˆāļē 'āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒ' āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļžāļđāļ”āļ§āđˆāļē 'āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒ'
00:20
So, let's look at the board.
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āļ‡āļąāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļĢāļēāļĄāļēāļ”āļđāļ—āļĩāđˆāļšāļ­āļĢāđŒāļ”āļāļąāļ™āļ”āļĩāļāļ§āđˆāļē
00:23
So, right up front, "She's pregnant."
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āļ•āļĢāļ‡āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļē "āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ—āđ‰āļ­āļ‡"
00:27
That is how you would say it. And everybody knows what it means.
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āļ™āļąāđˆāļ™āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļ°āļžāļđāļ” āđāļĨāļ°āļ—āļļāļāļ„āļ™āļāđ‡āļĢāļđāđ‰āļ§āđˆāļēāļĄāļąāļ™āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ
00:30
"She's pregnant."
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"āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒ"
00:32
Down here are euphemisms.
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āļ”āđ‰āļēāļ™āļĨāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ„āļģāļŠāļĨāļ°āļŠāļĨāļ§āļĒ
00:35
So the most common one,
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āđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļžāļšāļšāđˆāļ­āļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļļāļ”āļāđ‡āļ„āļ·āļ­
00:36
"She's expecting."
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"āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ„āļēāļ”āļŦāļ§āļąāļ‡"
00:38
So she's expecting a baby in the future.
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āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļˆāļķāļ‡āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒāđƒāļ™āļ­āļ™āļēāļ„āļ•
00:41
You can just say, "Oh, she's expecting," and everybody knows  what that means.
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āļ„āļļāļ“āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļ–āļžāļđāļ”āļ§āđˆāļē "āđ‚āļ­āđ‰ āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ„āļēāļ”āļŦāļ§āļąāļ‡āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆ" āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļ—āļļāļāļ„āļ™āļāđ‡āļĢāļđāđ‰āļ§āđˆāļēāļ™āļąāđˆāļ™āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ§āđˆāļēāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ„āļĢ
00:45
Very, very common.
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āļĄāļēāļ, āļ˜āļĢāļĢāļĄāļ”āļēāļĄāļēāļ.
00:47
Number two.
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āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđ€āļĨāļ‚āļŠāļ­āļ‡
00:48
"She's preggers."
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“āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļĄāļąāļ™āļ„āļ™āļ—āđ‰āļ­āļ‡â€
00:49
So preggers is like a shortened form of pregnant.
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āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ Preggers āļāđ‡āđ€āļŦāļĄāļ·āļ­āļ™āļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ„āļĢāļĢāļ āđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŠāļąāđ‰āļ™āļĨāļ‡
00:53
It's less serious. It's kind of funny.
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āļĄāļąāļ™āļĢāđ‰āļēāļĒāđāļĢāļ‡āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒāļāļ§āđˆāļē āļĄāļąāļ™āļ•āļĨāļāļ”āļĩ
00:56
"She's preggers."
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“āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļĄāļąāļ™āļ„āļ™āļ—āđ‰āļ­āļ‡â€
00:58
"Eating for two."
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“āļāļīāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ§āļāļąāļ™āļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™āļ„āļĢāļąāļšâ€
00:59
"Eating for two," is she's got a lot of food on her plate.
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“āļāļīāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ§āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™â€ āļ„āļ·āļ­āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļĄāļĩāļ­āļēāļŦāļēāļĢāđ€āļŦāļĨāļ·āļ­āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđƒāļ™āļˆāļēāļ™āļĄāļēāļāļĄāļēāļĒ
01:03
She's eating for her and she's eating for the baby.
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āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļāļīāļ™āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ˜āļ­āđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļāļīāļ™āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĨāļđāļ
01:06
"She's eating for two."
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“āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļāļīāļ™āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ§āļāļąāļ™āļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™â€
01:09
These two are idioms.
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āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŠāļ­āļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļģāļ™āļ§āļ™
01:11
So "Knocked up."
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āđ€āļĨāļĒ "āļ•āļāļ•āļ°āļĨāļķāļ‡"
01:13
"Knocked up," is a little bit negative.
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“āļ™āđ‡āļ­āļ„āļ­āļąāļžâ€ āļāđ‡āļĄāļĩāđāļ‡āđˆāļĨāļšāļ™āļīāļ”āļŦāļ™āđˆāļ­āļĒ
01:15
In the past, it was used for somebody who's unmarried.
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āļŠāļĄāļąāļĒāļāđˆāļ­āļ™āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļāļąāļšāļ„āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļĒāļąāļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđāļ•āđˆāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™
01:19
So, "She's knocked up."
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āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ "āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ–āļđāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļ—āļ"
01:21
The baby wasn't expected. She's not married. It's a little bit of a surprise.
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āđ„āļĄāđˆāļ„āļēāļ”āļ„āļīāļ”āļ§āđˆāļēāļˆāļ°āļĄāļĩāļ—āļēāļĢāļ āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļĒāļąāļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđāļ•āđˆāļ‡āļ‡āļēāļ™ āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļ™āđˆāļēāļ›āļĢāļ°āļŦāļĨāļēāļ”āđƒāļˆāđ€āļĨāđ‡āļāļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒ
01:25
So that wasn't a good feeling with 'knocked up,' but now people say it all the time.
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āļ™āļąāđˆāļ™āđ„āļĄāđˆāđƒāļŠāđˆāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĢāļđāđ‰āļŠāļķāļāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āļĩāļāļąāļš 'āļ™āđ‡āļ­āļāļ­āļąāļž' āđāļ•āđˆāļ•āļ­āļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļœāļđāđ‰āļ„āļ™āļžāļđāļ”āđāļšāļšāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āļ•āļĨāļ­āļ”āđ€āļ§āļĨāļē
01:31
So, "She's knocked up." It's not negative anymore.
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āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ "āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļ–āļđāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļ—āļ" āļĄāļąāļ™āļāđ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļĨāļšāļ­āļĩāļāļ•āđˆāļ­āđ„āļ›
01:35
"She has a bun in the oven."
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“āđ€āļ˜āļ­āļĄāļĩāļ‚āļ™āļĄāļ›āļąāļ‡āļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđƒāļ™āđ€āļ•āļēāļ­āļšâ€
01:37
This one's kind of funny. So you need to imagine that the woman's body is an oven.
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āđ€āļĢāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļ•āļĨāļāļ”āļĩ āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āļ„āļļāļ“āļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļˆāļīāļ™āļ•āļ™āļēāļāļēāļĢāļ§āđˆāļēāļĢāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āļŦāļāļīāļ‡āļ„āļ·āļ­āđ€āļ•āļēāļ­āļš
01:42
And inside there is a baby. The baby is the bread.
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āđāļĨāļ°āļ‚āđ‰āļēāļ‡āđƒāļ™āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āļĄāļĩāđ€āļ”āđ‡āļāļ—āļēāļĢāļāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆ āļ—āļēāļĢāļāļ„āļ·āļ­āļ‚āļ™āļĄāļ›āļąāļ‡
01:46
It's a little bun, just a little bun. And it's going to grow.
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āļĄāļąāļ™āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ‚āļ™āļĄāļ›āļąāļ‡āļāđ‰āļ­āļ™āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļ āđ† āđāļ„āđˆāļ‚āļ™āļĄāļ›āļąāļ‡āļāđ‰āļ­āļ™āđ€āļĨāđ‡āļ āđ† āđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļąāļ™āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļˆāļ°āđ€āļ•āļīāļšāđ‚āļ•
01:50
And babies grow, bread grows in the oven. So 'bun' is the baby 'in the oven', which is the 'stomach'.
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āđāļĨāļ°āļ—āļēāļĢāļāļāđ‡āđ€āļ•āļīāļšāđ‚āļ• āļ‚āļ™āļĄāļ›āļąāļ‡āļāđ‡āđ€āļ•āļīāļšāđ‚āļ•āđƒāļ™āđ€āļ•āļēāļ­āļš āļ”āļąāļ‡āļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™ 'āļ‚āļ™āļĄāļ›āļąāļ‡' āļāđ‡āļ„āļ·āļ­āļ—āļēāļĢāļ 'āđƒāļ™āđ€āļ•āļēāļ­āļš' āļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āļāđ‡āļ„āļ·āļ­ 'āļ—āđ‰āļ­āļ‡'
01:59
So those are euphemisms for pregnancy. I hope they help you. I'll see you next time.
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