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Jessi: Do you have any brothers or sisters? in French
Jessi: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for French 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. You'll also improve pronunciation and fluency by repeating the words and phrases out loud after hearing them.
Jessi: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "Do you have any brothers and sisters?" In French, this is
Ingrid: Avez-vous des frères et sœurs?
The first word in the question “Do you have any brothers and sisters?” is
Ingrid: Avez
Jessi: "meaning have" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) Avez
Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat.
Ingrid: Avez
Jessi: 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, Do you have any brothers and sisters? is
Ingrid: vous
Jessi: meaning you in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) vous
Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed, and repeat.
Ingrid: vous
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Avez vous
And next
Ingrid: des
Jessi: meaning something like any in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) des
Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed, and repeat.
Ingrid: des
Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Avez vous des
And after that
Ingrid: frères
Jessi: meaning brothers in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) frères
Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed, and repeat.
Ingrid: frères
Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Avez vous des frères
And next
Ingrid: et
Jessi: meaning and in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) et
Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed, and repeat.
Ingrid: et
Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat.
Ingrid: Avez vous des frères et
And next
Ingrid: sœurs
Jessi: meaning sisters in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) sœurs
Jessi: Listen again at natural native speed, and repeat.
Ingrid: sœurs
Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Ingrid: Avez vous des frères et sœurs
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 and sisters??
Ingrid: J'ai une sœur.
Jessi: "I have a sister.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Ingrid: (Slow) J'ai une sœur.
Avez
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Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Ingrid: J'
Jessi: which is the contracted version of the word for I. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) J'
Jessi: Again at natural speed. Repeat.
Ingrid: J'
Jessi: Next is
Ingrid: ai
meaning have. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) ai
Jessi: Again at natural speed. Repeat.
Ingrid: ai
Jessi: And next
Ingrid: une
meaning a. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) une
Jessi: Again at natural speed. Repeat.
Ingrid: une
Jessi: And after that
Ingrid: sœur
meaning sister. Listen to it syllable by syllable.
Ingrid: (Slow, by syllable) sœur
Jessi: Again at natural speed. Repeat.
Ingrid: sœur
Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I have a sister., and then repeat.
Ingrid: J'ai une sœur.
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace a sister with brother.
Ingrid: un frère
Jessi: brother
Ingrid: (slow) un frère (regular) un frère
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with brother
Ingrid: J'ai un frère.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace a sister. Say I have brother.
Ingrid: J'ai un frère.
Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace brother with younger sister.
Ingrid: une petite- soeur
Jessi: younger sister
Ingrid: (slow) une petite- soeur (regular) une petite- soeur
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with younger sister
Ingrid: J'ai une petite- soeur.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for brother. Say I have younger sister.
Ingrid: J'ai une petite- soeur.
Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace younger sister with stepbrother.
Ingrid: un demi-frère
Jessi: stepbrother
Ingrid: (slow) un demi-frère (regular) un demi-frère
Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with stepbrother
Ingrid: J'ai un demi-frère.
Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for younger sister. Say I have stepbrother.
Ingrid: J'ai un demi-frère.
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting France and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have (a) a sister. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Avez-vous des frères et sœurs? (five seconds) J'ai une sœur.
Jessi: Now imagine you have (a) brother Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Avez-vous des frères et sœurs? (five seconds) J'ai un frère.
Jessi: Imagine you have (a) younger sister. . Answer the speaker's question.
Ingrid: Avez-vous des frères et sœurs? (five seconds) J'ai une petite- soeur.
Jessi: Imagine you have (a) stepbrother. Respond to the question.
Ingrid: Avez-vous des frères et sœurs? (five seconds) J'ai un demi-frère.
Jessi: You want to know if a friend of yours has any brothers or sisters. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Ingrid: Avez-vous des frères et sœurs?
Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.
Ingrid: Avez-vous des frères et sœurs?
Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 13.

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