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How to Say ‘Do you have any 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 simply drops "any": Hai fratelli? is enough. Note that fratelli alone can also mean "siblings" in general, sisters included.

Phrase Breakdown

Hai fratelli

eye frah-TEL-lee

Do you have brothers

The 'h' in 'hai' is silent, so it sounds like 'eye'. 'Fratelli' is pronounced fra-TEL-li, with a double 'l'.

Example

Hai fratelli più grandi?

Do you have older brothers?

Words in this phrase

Hai

[eye]

you have

Second-person singular of avere; used to address one person informally.

Example

Hai una buona base. per questo ruolo.

You have a good foundation for this role.

fratelli

[frah-TEL-lee]

brothers / siblings

Plural of 'fratello'; often asks about siblings in general.

Example

Quanti fratelli hai?

How many siblings do you have?

o sorelle?

oh soh-REL-leh

or sisters?

'O' means 'or'. 'Sorelle' is pronounced so-REL-le. Let your voice rise at the end.

Example

Hai due sorelle?

Do you have two sisters?

Words in this phrase

[oh]

Conjunction offering an alternative.

Example

Carne o pesce?

Meat or fish?

sorelle

[soh-REL-leh]

sisters

Plural of 'sorella'.

Example

Le mie sorelle abitano a Roma.

My sisters live in Rome.

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