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El embarazo de mi hermana va bien.

El embarazo de mi hermana va bien.
My sister's pregnancy is going well.
From Lesson 231:Adjective meaning changes (ser vs. estar)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El embarazo de mi hermana va bien.

Embarazo looks like "embarrassment." Is this a false friend?
Yes, it is one of the most famous false friends in Spanish! El embarazo means "the pregnancy." If you want to say you are embarrassed, use tengo vergüenza or me da vergüenza. Never say estoy embarazada unless you mean "I am pregnant"!
How do the related adjectives for "pregnant" and "embarrassing" work with ser and estar?
To say a woman is pregnant, use estar for the physical state: Mi hermana está embarazada. To say a situation is embarrassing, use ser for its characteristic: Es una situación embarazosa.
Why use the simple present va instead of the progressive está yendo for "is going"?
While está yendo bien is perfectly understood, Spanish relies heavily on the simple present tense to talk about ongoing processes. Va bien is the most natural, everyday way to say "it is going well."
Why does the sentence use bien instead of bueno?
You need the adverb bien (well) because you are describing how the action of the verb is happening (how the pregnancy is going). Bueno is an adjective meaning "good," so it can only be used to describe nouns.

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