how to say “pregnant” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /]בְּהֵרָיוֹן
The Hebrew word for parent is הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-2.m4a” /] for a male (a father) and הורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-3.m4a” /] for a female (a mother).
Another word of the same root ה.ר.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-4.m4a” /] is הריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-5.m4a” /] – pregnancy, and its derivative בהריון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-1.m4a” /] – pregnant or literally with pregnancy.
For example, you might hear on an Israeli public bus:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-6.m4a” /]תנו לאישה בהריון לשבת, ואתם תעמדו.
Let the pregnant woman sit, and you (plural) will stand.
In more fancy language, a pregnant woman is אישה הרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/בהריון-7.m4a” /].