Intermediate - Baby Care (C0563)

A: 好久不见。当妈妈很开心吧?
Long time no see. Are you happy to be a mom?
Hǎojiǔ bùjiàn. Dāng māma hěn kāixīn ba?
B: 哎哟,别提了。我都快累死了。
Oh, don't bring it up. I'm about to die of exhaustion.
āiyōu, biétí le. Wǒ dōu kuài lèi sǐ le.
A: 你妈妈不是在帮你带孩子吗?
Isn't your mom helping you with the child?
Nǐ māma bù shì zài bāng nǐ dài háizi ma?
B: 可是有好多事情还得我自己来呀。比如喂奶,因为我是母乳喂养,所以体力消耗特别大。
But there are a lot of things I still have to do myself. For example, nursing. I breast-feed, so it really consumes a lot of energy.
Kěshì yǒu hǎo duō shìqing hái děi wǒ zìjǐ lái yā. Bǐrú wèinǎi, yīnwèi wǒ shì mǔrǔ wèiyǎng, suǒyǐ tǐlì xiāohào tèbié dà.
A: 是啊。你老公帮你吗?
Yeah. Does your husband help you?
Shì ā. Nǐ lǎogōng bāng nǐ ma?
B: 当然咯。他负责换尿布、哄孩子睡觉。
Of course. He's in charge of changing diapers and rocking the baby to sleep.
Dāngrán lo. Tā fùzé huàn niàobù, hǒng háizi shuìjiào.
A: 你会唱歌给宝宝听吗?
Do you sing for the baby?
Nǐ huì chànggē gěi bǎobao tīng ma?
B: 当然咯。他特别喜欢呢!哎,你知道我觉得最累的是什么吗?
Of course. He especially likes that! Hey, do you know what I find most tiring?
Dāngrán lo. Tā tèbié xǐhuan ne! āi, nǐ zhīdào wǒ juéde zuì lèi de shì shénme ma?
A: 嗯,不知道。
Ummm... no.
Ng4, bù zhīdào.
B: 是夜里睡不好,孩子一哭,我们就得起来看看。
I can't sleep well at night because as soon as the child cries, we have to go over and take a look.
Shì yèli shuìbuhǎo, háizi yī kū, wǒmen jiù děi qǐlai kànkan.

Key Vocabulary

别提了 biétí le to not mention
带孩子 dài háizi to take care of a child
喂奶 wèinǎi to nurse
喂养 wèiyǎng to feed
体力 tǐlì physical strength
消耗 xiāohào to consume
负责 fùzé to be in charge of
换尿布 huàn niàobù to change a diaper
hǒng to soothe

Supplementary Vocabulary

照顾 zhàogu to take care of
bào to hug
奶粉 nǎifěn powdered milk
奶瓶 nǎipíng nursing bottle