Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Do you have any brothers or sisters?"
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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: Do you have any brothers or sisters? in Danish |
| In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Danish 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 siblings? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Har du nogle søskende? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: har |
| Becky: meaning in this case “have” in English. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: har |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: 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 |
| Loke: du |
| Becky: meaning “you”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: du |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: har du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: nogle |
| Becky: meaning “some (when referring to people)”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) nogle |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: nogle |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: har du nogle |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: søskende |
| Becky: meaning “siblings”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) søskende |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: søskende |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: har du nogle søskende |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (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 siblings? |
| Loke: Jeg har en storesøster. |
| Becky: "I have a big sister”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Jeg har en storesøster. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: jeg |
| Becky: means “I”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: har |
| Becky: meaning “have”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: har |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: en |
| Becky: meaning ”a”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) en |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: en |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: storesøster |
| Becky: meaning “big sister”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) storesøster |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: storesøster |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “I have a big sister.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Jeg har en storesøster. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace big sister with little brother. |
| Loke: lillebror |
| Becky: little brother |
| Loke: (slow) lillebror (regular) lillebror |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with little brother |
| Loke: Jeg har en lillebror. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace big sister. Say “I have a little brother”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg har en lillebror. |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace little brother with sister and two brothers. |
| Loke: søster og to brødre |
| Becky: sister and two brothers |
| Loke: (slow) søster og to brødre (regular) søster og to brødre |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sister and two brothers |
| Loke: Jeg har en søster og to brødre. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace little brother. Say “I have a sister and two brothers.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg har en søster og to brødre. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace sister and two brothers with younger sister and a big brother. |
| Loke: lillesøster og en storebror |
| Becky: younger sister and a big brother |
| Loke: (slow) lillesøster og en storebror (regular) lillesøster og en storebror |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with younger sister and a big brother |
| Loke: Jeg har en lillesøster og en storebror. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sister and two brothers. Say “I have a younger sister and a big brother.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg har en lillesøster og en storebror. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have a big sister. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Har du nogle søskende? (five seconds) Jeg har en storesøster. |
| Becky: Now imagine you have a little brother. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Har du nogle søskende? (five seconds) Jeg har en lillebror. |
| Becky: Imagine you have a sister and two brothers. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Har du nogle søskende? (five seconds) Jeg har en søster og to brødre |
| Becky: Imagine you have a younger sister and a big brother. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Har du nogle søskende? (five seconds) Jeg har en lillesøster og en storebror. |
| Becky: You want to ask someone if they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Har du nogle søskende? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Loke: Har du nogle søskende? |
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