前阵子听说她怀孕了
“I heard a while ago that she's pregnant.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
现在婚后很幸福
“...she is very happy after marriage.”
前阵子 听说 她 怀孕了
“I heard a while ago that she's pregnant.”
她生出来的孩子呀
“The child she gives birth to...”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Discussing the marital and reproductive milestones of acquaintances is a standard, culturally accepted topic for casual small talk in Chinese social circles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a while ago; recently
A very common colloquial time adverb used to refer casually to an indefinite time in the recent past.
heard that; it is said
Essential conversational chunk used to introduce hearsay or secondhand news without claiming direct firsthand witness.
Indicates a newly emerged state or change of status (getting pregnant).