Learn the question Do you have any brothers or sisters? in Afrikaans and how to answer it
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| Alisha: Top 25 Afrikaans Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" in Afrikaans. In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans this is... |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is... |
| Dewan: het |
| Alisha: meaning "have" in English. |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) het |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Dewan: het |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: 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- |
| Dewan: jy |
| Alisha: meaning "you" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) jy |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first two words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: het jy |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: enige |
| Alisha: meaning "any " |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) enige |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: enige |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first three words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: het jy enige |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that is |
| Dewan: broers |
| Alisha: meaning "brothers " |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) broers |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: broers |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first four words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: het jy enige broers |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And next, |
| Dewan: of |
| Alisha: meaning "or" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) of |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: of |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the first five words of the question and repeat. |
| Dewan: het jy enige broers of |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And finally we have |
| Dewan: susters |
| Alisha: meaning "sisters" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) susters |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: susters |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: 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?" |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n ouer suster. |
| Alisha: "I have an older sister." Listen as it’s repeated slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Dewan: (Slow) Ek het 'n ouer suster. |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word is... |
| Dewan: Ek |
| Alisha: meaning "I" |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) Ek |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: het |
| Alisha: meaning "have." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) het |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: het |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And after that comes |
| Dewan: ‘n |
| Alisha: meaning "a." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) ‘n |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: ‘n |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next is... |
| Dewan: ouer suster |
| Alisha: which is "older sister." |
| Dewan: (Slow, by syllable) ouer suster |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Dewan: ouer suster |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say "I have an older sister." and then repeat. |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n ouer suster. |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, let’s replace "older sister" with "a younger brother." |
| Dewan: ‘n jonger broer |
| Alisha: "a younger brother" |
| Dewan: (slow) ‘n jonger broer (regular) ‘n jonger broer |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a younger brother." |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n jonger broer. |
| Alisha: It’s almost the same, simply replace "older sister" with "a younger brother." Now say, "I have a younger brother." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n jonger broer. |
| Alisha: For more practice, replace "a younger brother" with "a sister and two brothers." |
| Dewan: 'n suster en twee broers |
| Alisha: "a sister and two brothers" |
| Dewan: (slow) 'n suster en twee broers (regular) 'n suster en twee broers |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a sister and two brothers." |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n suster en twee broers. |
| Alisha: Again, we just replace "a younger brother" with "a sister and two brothers." Now say, "I have a sister and two brothers." |
| {pause} |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n suster en twee broers. |
| Alisha: Now let’s replace "a sister and two brothers" with "a younger sister and an older brother." |
| Dewan: ‘n jonger suster en 'n ouer broer |
| Alisha: "a younger sister and an older brother" |
| Dewan: (slow) ‘n jonger suster en 'n ouer broer (regular) ‘n jonger suster en 'n ouer broer |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with "a younger sister and an older brother." |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n jonger suster en 'n ouer broer. |
| Alisha: 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} |
| Dewan: Ek het 'n jonger suster en 'n ouer broer. |
| Alisha: To say "no" in a simple way, just say |
| Dewan: Nee, ek gee nie om nie. Ek's ‘n enigste kind. |
| Alisha: This is like saying "No, I don't. I’m an only child." in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Dewan: (Slowly) Nee, ek gee nie om nie. Ek's ‘n enigste kind. |
| Alisha: And one more time at normal speed. |
| Dewan: Nee, ek gee nie om nie. Ek's ‘n enigste kind. |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you're visiting South Africa and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have an older sister. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? (five seconds) Ek het 'n ouer suster. |
| Alisha: Now imagine you have a younger sister and an older brother. Respond to the question. |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? (five seconds) Ek het 'n jonger suster en 'n ouer broer. |
| Alisha: Imagine you have a sister and two brothers. What would you say? |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? (five seconds) Ek het 'n suster en twee broers. |
| Alisha: Imagine you have a younger brother. How would you answer? |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? (five seconds) Ek het 'n jonger broer. |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone if they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question. |
| (5 seconds) |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about your family. |
| Dewan: Het jy enige broers of susters? |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 13. |
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