Rojstvo in otroci = Birth and Babies

1. ELEMENTARY LEVEL

1.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a birthday = rojstni dan
– to be born = roditi se
– a birth = rojstvo
– to weigh = tehtati
– a boy = fant
– a girl = punca
– healthy = zdrav
– a toy = igrača
– to play = igrati se
– to name = poimenovati

1.2. Phrases = Fraze

– Mary had a baby last week. = Mary je prejšnji teden dobila otroka.
– Mary gave birth (to a baby girl) last week. = Mary je prejšnji teden rodila (malo punčko).
– His mother called him Christopher. = His mother named him Christopher. = Mama ga je poimenovala Christopher.
– Richard loves to play with his new toys. = Richard se zelo rad igra s svojimi novimi igračami.

2. PRE-INTERMEDIATE and INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

2.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a newborn = novorojeni
– pregnancy = nosečnost
– pregnant = noseča
– to breast-feed = dojiti
– a baby-sitter = varuška
– twins = dvojčki
– to crawl = plaziti se
– a doll = lutka
– a teddy bear = plišast medvedek
– to take care of = paziti na

2.2. Phrases = Fraze

– She is expecting a baby. = Pričakuje naraščaj.
– She had an accident and lost the baby. = Doživela je nesrečo in izgubila otroka (z naravnim splavom).
– She got pregnant at the age of 19. = Zanosila je pri devetnajstih.

3. UPPER-INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED LEVEL

3.1. Vocabulary = Besedišče

– a nappy = plenice
– a cot = zibelka
– a dummy = duda
– a pram = otroški voziček, v katerem dojenček leži
– a buggy = zložljivi otroški voziček, v katerem otrok sedi
– maternity leave = porodniški dopust
– a nursery (school) = otroški vrtec ali jasli
– nursery-rhyme = pesmica za otroke
– labour = porod
– an ultrasound scan = pregled ultrazvoka
– an abortion = splav
– birth control = kontracepcija
– morning sickness = nosečnostna slabost
– the umbilical cord = popkovina
– an infant = novorojenček, majhen otrok
– a child-minder = osebni skrbnik otrok, ki za razliko od varuške (baby-sitter) otroke pazi pri sebi doma
– to rock = zibati, gugati

3.2. Phrases = Fraze

– Alice went into labour. = Pri Alice se je začel porod.
– Julia is with child. = Julia je noseča.
– Anne had an abortion. = Anne je naredila splav.
– Jenny rocked her baby to sleep. = Jenny je zazibala dojenčka v spanje.