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How to Say ‘Do you have brothers or sisters?’ in Italian

Hai fratelli o sorelle?

eye frah-TEL-lee oh soh-REL-leh

[eye frah-TEL-lee oh soh-REL-leh]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian asks this without any word for "any": just Hai plus the plural. Same pattern: Hai figli? "Do you have children?"

Phrase Breakdown

Hai fratelli

eye frah-TEL-lee

Do you have brothers

'Hai' is the informal 'you have', pronounced 'eye'. 'Fratelli' is 'frah-TEL-lee'.

Example

Hai fratelli piccoli?

Do you have younger brothers?

Words in this phrase

Hai

[eye]

do you have

Used to ask whether something is in someone's possession.

Example

Hai una macchina?

Do you have a car?

fratelli

[frah-TEL-lee]

brothers / siblings

Plural of 'fratello'; can mean brothers or siblings in general.

Example

I miei fratelli sono simpatici.

My brothers are nice.

o sorelle?

oh soh-REL-leh

or sisters?

'O' means or. 'Sorelle' is 'soh-REL-leh', with a long double 'l'.

Example

Ho due sorelle.

I have two sisters.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

Used to offer an alternative, often in a playful contrast.

Example

"O" sei sempre così spiritosa o è solo stasera?

"Or" are you always this witty, or is it just tonight?

sorelle

[soh-REL-leh]

sisters

Plural of 'sorella', female siblings.

Example

Le mie sorelle abitano a Roma.

My sisters live in Rome.

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