"I'm pregnant"

[Morena76]

...no, not me. I'm wondering how else to say "I am pregnant" other than "Estoy encinta." In English we might say "she has a bun in the oven," usually a nice way of saying someone is pregnant, especially if they are married. On the other hand, a single person who was not in a relationship might be referred to as "knocked up" which does not refer to the woman in a flattering way. Just curious as to what some positive or negative Dominican expressions are for that phrase, along with a translation.

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by Morena76

...no, not me. I'm wondering how else to say "I am pregnant" other than "Estoy encinta." In English we might say "she has a bun in the oven," usually a nice way of saying someone is pregnant, especially if they are married. On the other hand, a single person who was not in a relationship might be referred to as "knocked up" which does not refer to the woman in a flattering way. Just curious as to what some positive or negative Dominican expressions are for that phrase, along with a translation.

"'toy preña"

semi vulgar, this term is used more properly with cattle than with humans. Common in the barrios and campos.

"Estoy Embarasada" is more polite and also the international term.

[Chirimoya]

'Estoy embarazada' is the most common. 'Encinta' you hardly hear.

Some Dominicans also say 'preñada' - where I come from it refers to animals, not humans. You can also say 'esperando un bebe' as in 'expecting a baby'. The pregnancy is also referred to as 'la barriga' as in '?como esta esa barriga?'

Can't think of any slang, but hopefully others will.

[andrea9k]

Even when "estoy embarazada" is the most common expression used... my grand mother would say... only unmarried girls "se embarazan" (embarazo also means problems or difficulties), married women "esperan un bebé", "están encinta" o "están en la dulce espera".

Jess

[MrMike]

Originally Posted by andrea9k

Even when "estoy embarazada" is the most common expression used... my grand mother would say... only unmarried girls "se embarazan" (embarazo also means problems or difficulties), married women "esperan un bebé", "están encinta" o "están en la dulce espera".

Jess

aaah grandparents... an uncle of mine once had his mouth washed out with soap for using the word "sex".

[ricktoronto]

"Mis padres van a matarme" is another way.

[Potato_Salad]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

[samanasuenos]

Originally Posted by andrea9k

Even when "estoy embarazada" is the most common expression used... my grand mother would say... only unmarried girls "se embarazan" (embarazo also means problems or difficulties), married women "esperan un bebé", "están encinta" o "están en la dulce espera".

Jess

I know that embarazo can also refer to an obstacle. How did I find out? You will never believe me. Someone let their relative translate a training manual on digging trenches, and they were refering to the piles of dirt on the side of a trench, I think. Anyway, they wrote in Spanish that, the men should keep the pregnancies two feet from the edge of the ditch.

So, I can see where an embarazo/obstacle would hurt a single girl more than a married lady. Interesting........

Anyone know if embarazo is only a physical obstacle? What about mental ones, intangibles?

[yasmin]

I've heard my mother in law using "ella está en estado" to say "she's pregnant".
Don't know if this is real spanish or an old dominican expression.

yasmin

[Lesley D]

Definitely. It is used. Here is the dictionary definition:

en estado loc. adj. Se apl. a las mujeres embarazadas, sobre todo con los verbos estar o quedarse: le duelen las piernas desde que se quedó en estado.

Source: elmundo.es/diccionarios.


-LDG.