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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: Do you have any brothers or sisters? in Spanish (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Spanish 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 or sisters? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: tienes |
| Jessi: meaning you have in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) tienes |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: tienes |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: 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 |
| Javier: algún |
| Jessi: meaning any. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) algún |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: algún |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: tienes algún |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Javier: hermano |
| Jessi: meaning brother. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) hermano |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: hermano |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: tienes algún hermano |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Javier: o |
| Jessi: meaning or. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) o |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: o |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: tienes algún hermano o |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Javier: hermana |
| Jessi: meaning sister. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) hermana |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: hermana |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: tienes algún hermano o hermana |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (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?? |
| Javier: Tengo una hermana. |
| Jessi: "I have a sister.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Tengo una hermana. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: tengo |
| Jessi: meaning I have. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) tengo |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: tengo |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| Javier: una |
| meaning a. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) una |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: una |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| Javier: hermana |
| meaning sister. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) hermana |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: hermana |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I have a sister., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Tengo una hermana. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace sister with brother. |
| Javier: hermano |
| Jessi: brother |
| Javier: (slow) hermano (regular) hermano |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with brother |
| Javier: Tengo una hermano. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sister. Say I have a brother. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Tengo una hermano. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace brother with older brother. |
| Javier: hermano mayor |
| Jessi: older brother |
| Javier: (slow) hermano mayor (regular) hermano mayor |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with older brother |
| Javier: Tengo una hermano mayor. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for brother. Say I have a older brother. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Tengo una hermano mayor. |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace older brother with younger sister. |
| Javier: hermana pequeña |
| Jessi: younger sister |
| Javier: (slow) hermana pequeña (regular) hermana pequeña |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with younger sister |
| Javier: Tengo una hermana pequeña. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for older brother. Say I have a younger sister. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Tengo una hermana pequeña. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have (a) sister. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana? (five seconds) Tengo una hermana. |
| Jessi: Now imagine you have (a) brother Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana? (five seconds) Tengo una hermano. |
| Jessi: Imagine you have (a) older brother. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana? (five seconds) Tengo una hermano mayor. |
| Jessi: Imagine you have (a) younger sister. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana? (five seconds) Tengo una hermana pequeña. |
| Jessi: You want to ask someone is they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Javier: ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 13 |
39 Comments
HidePlease give us your answer to the question below!
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No se dice tengo una hermano se dice tengo un hermano uno se cambia a un Cuando se trata de un sustantivo masculino y uno se cambia a una cuando se trata de un sustantivo femenino.
Hola rui huang,
Thank you for your question.
You can say "soy hijo/hija único/única"
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no tengo hermano y hermana
how to say i am an only child?
is "soy hija único"?
Tengo dos hermanos pequeños.
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Hola,
Yo tengo una hermana mayor,pero no hermanos. Y cuarto primeros y seis primeras.
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Awesome! lessons.
Hola Zuzana Děcká,
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Muy bien! Si es correcto!.
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