Learn how to ask and answer the question "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
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| A: Top 25 Italian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: Do you have any brothers or sisters in Italian? (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Italian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""Do you have any brothers and sisters?"" In Italian this is |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle? |
| The first word in the question is |
| B: Hai |
| A: ""meaning you have"" in English. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Hai |
| A: Listen again and repeat. |
| B: Hai |
| {Pause} |
| A: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| B: fratelli |
| A: meaning brothers. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) fratelli |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: fratelli |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: Hai fratelli |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: e |
| A: meaning and. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) e |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: e |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| B: Hai fratelli e |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| B: sorelle |
| A: meaning sisters. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) sorelle |
| A: Now repeat. |
| B: sorelle |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle |
| {pause} |
| A: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you have any brothers and sisters?? |
| B: Ho una sorella. |
| A: ""I have a sister.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| B: (Slow) Ho una sorella. |
| {pause} |
| A: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| B: Ho |
| A: meaning I have. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) Ho |
| A: Now repeat |
| B: Ho |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| B: una |
| meaning a. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) una |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: una |
| {Pause} |
| A: And next |
| B: sorella |
| meaning sister. |
| B: (Slow, by syllable) sorella |
| A:Now repeat. |
| B: sorella |
| {Pause} |
| A: Listen to the speaker say, I have a sister., and then repeat. |
| B: Ho una sorella. |
| {pause} |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace a sister with a brother. |
| B: Un fratello |
| A: a brother |
| B: (slow) Un fratello (regular) Un fratello |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a brother |
| B: Ho Un fratello. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace a sister. Say I have a brother. |
| {pause} |
| B: Ho Un fratello. |
| A: To use a different phrase, replace a brother with a brother and sister. |
| B: un fratello e sorella |
| A: a brother and sister |
| B: (slow) un fratello e sorella (regular) un fratello e sorella |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a brother and sister |
| B: Ho un fratello e sorella. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for a brother. Say I have a brother and sister. |
| {pause} |
| B: Ho un fratello e sorella. |
| A: To expand on the pattern, replace a brother and sister with two sisters. |
| B: due sorelle |
| A: two sisters |
| B: (slow) due sorelle (regular) due sorelle |
| A: Listen to the phrase again, this time with two sisters |
| B: Ho due sorelle. |
| A: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for a brother and sister. Say I have two sisters. |
| {pause} |
| B: Ho due sorelle. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Italy and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have (a) a sister. Respond to the question. |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle? (five seconds) Ho una sorella. |
| A: Now imagine you have (a) a brother Respond to the question. |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle? (five seconds) Ho Un fratello. |
| A: Imagine you have (a) a brother and sister. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle? (five seconds) Ho un fratello e sorella. |
| A: Imagine you have (a) two sisters. Respond to the question. |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle? (five seconds) Ho due sorelle. |
| A: You want to ask someone is they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle? |
| {pause} |
| A: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| B: Hai fratelli e sorelle? |
| {pause} |
| A: This is the end of Lesson 13 |
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