Learn the question Do you have any brothers or sisters? in Romanian and how to answer it
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| Michael: Top 25 Romanian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" in Romanian. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Romanian learners, and then learn how to answer like a native speaker. 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 or sisters?" In Romanian, this is... |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? |
| Michael: The first word in the question is... |
| Larisa: ai |
| Michael: meaning "you have" in English. |
| Larisa: (Slow) ai |
| Michael: Listen again and repeat. |
| Larisa: ai |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is- |
| Larisa: frați |
| Michael: meaning "brothers" |
| Larisa: (Slow) frați |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: frați |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: ai frați |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that is |
| Larisa: sau |
| Michael: meaning "or" |
| Larisa: (Slow) sau |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: sau |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Larisa: ai frați sau |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that is |
| Larisa: surori |
| Michael: meaning "sisters" |
| Larisa: (Slow) surori |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: surori |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: 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 or sisters?" |
| Larisa: Eu am o soră mai mare. |
| Michael: "I have an older sister." Listen as it’s repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Larisa: (Slow) Eu am o soră mai mare. |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first phrase is... |
| Larisa: Eu am |
| Michael: meaning "I have" |
| Larisa: (Slow) Eu am |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: Eu am |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: o |
| Michael: meaning "a." |
| Larisa: (Slow) o |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: o |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And after that comes |
| Larisa: soră |
| Michael: meaning "sister." |
| Larisa: (Slow) soră |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: soră |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: And next is... |
| Larisa: mai mare |
| Michael: which is "older" |
| Larisa: (Slow) mai mare |
| Michael: Now repeat. |
| Larisa: mai mare |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: Listen to the speaker say "I have an older sister" and then repeat. |
| Larisa: Eu am o soră mai mare. |
| {Pause} |
| Michael: To expand on the pattern, let’s replace "an older sister" with "a younger brother." |
| Larisa: un frate mai mic |
| Michael: "a younger brother" |
| Larisa: (slow) un frate mai mic (regular) un frate mai mic |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a younger brother." |
| Larisa: Eu am un frate mai mic. |
| Michael: It’s almost the same, simply replace "an older sister" with "a younger brother." Now say, "I have a younger brother." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Eu am un frate mai mic. |
| Michael: For more practice, replace "a younger brother" with "a sister and two brothers." |
| Larisa: o soră și doi frați |
| Michael: "a sister and two brothers" |
| Larisa: (slow) o soră și doi frați (regular) o soră și doi frați |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a sister and two brothers." |
| Larisa: Eu am o soră și doi frați. |
| Michael: Again, we just replace "a younger brother" with "a sister and two brothers." Now say, "I have a sister and two brothers." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Eu am o soră și doi frați. |
| Michael: Now let’s replace "a sister and two brothers" with "a younger sister and an older brother." |
| Larisa: o soră mai mică și un frate mai mare |
| Michael: "a younger sister and an older brother" |
| Larisa: (slow) o soră mai mică și un frate mai mare (regular) o soră mai mică și un frate mai mare |
| Michael: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a younger sister and an older brother." |
| Larisa: Eu am o soră mai mică și un frate mai mare. |
| Michael: We just replace "a sister and two brothers" with "a younger sister and an older brother." Now say, "I have a younger sister and an older brother." |
| {pause} |
| Larisa: Eu am o soră mai mică și un frate mai mare. |
| Michael: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Larisa: Nu, nu am. Sunt singură la părinți. |
| Michael: This is like saying "No, I don't. I’m an only child" in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Larisa: (Slowly) Nu, nu am. Sunt singură la părinți. |
| Michael: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Larisa: Nu, nu am. Sunt singură la părinți. |
| Michael: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting Romania and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have an older sister. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? (five seconds) Eu am o soră mai mare. |
| Michael: Now imagine you have a younger sister and an older brother. Respond to the question. |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? (five seconds) Eu am o soră mai mică și un frate mai mare. |
| Michael: Imagine you have a sister and two brothers. What would you say? |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? (five seconds) Eu am o soră și doi frați. |
| Michael: Imagine you're a younger brother. How would you answer? |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? (five seconds) Eu am un frate mai mic. |
| Michael: You want to ask someone if they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about your family. |
| Larisa: Ai frați sau surori? |
| {pause} |
| Michael: This is the end of Lesson 13. |
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