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Kellie: Top 25 Czech Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: Do you have any brothers or sisters? in Czech (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Czech 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 brothers and sisters?” In Czech this is
Martin: Máš nějaké sourozence?
The first word in the question is
Martin: máš
Kellie: meaning “you have” in English.
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) máš
Kellie: Listen again and repeat.
Martin: máš
{Pause}
Kellie: 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
Martin: nějaké
Kellie: meaning “any”.
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) nějaké
Kellie: Now repeat.
Martin: nějaké
{Pause}
Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Martin: máš nějaké
{pause}
Next is
Martin: sourozence
Kellie: meaning “siblings.”
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) sourozence
Kellie: Now repeat.
Martin: sourozence
{Pause}
Kellie: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Martin: máš nějaké sourozence
{pause}
Kellie: (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?”
Martin: Mám sestru.
Kellie: "I have a sister.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Martin: (Slow) Mám sestru.
{pause}
Kellie: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Martin: mám
Kellie: means “I have.”
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) mám
Kellie: Now repeat
Martin: mám
{Pause}
Kellie: And next
Martin: sestru
meaning “sister.”
Martin: (Slow, by syllable) sestru
Kellie:Now repeat.
Martin: sestru
{Pause}
Kellie: Listen to the speaker say, “I have a sister”, and then repeat.
Martin: Mám sestru.
{pause}
Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace “sister” with “brother”.
Martin: bratra
Kellie: brother
Martin: (slow) bratra (regular) bratra
Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with brother
Martin: Mám bratra.
Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sister. Say “I have a brother.”
{pause}
Martin: Mám bratra.
Kellie: To use a different phrase, replace brother with two brothers.
Martin: dva bratry
Kellie: two brothers
Martin: (slow) dva bratry (regular) dva bratry
Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with two brothers
Martin: Mám dva bratry.
Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for brother. Say “I have two brothers.”
{pause}
Martin: Mám dva bratry.
Kellie: To expand on the pattern, replace two brothers with three sisters.
Martin: tři sestry
Kellie: three sisters
Martin: (slow) tři sestry (regular) tři sestry
Kellie: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three sisters
Martin: Mám tři sestry.
Kellie: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace two brothers. Say “I have three sisters.”
{pause}
Martin: Mám tři sestry.
To say "no", in a simple way, just say:
Martin: Ne, jsem jedináček.
Kellie: Which is like saying “No, I'm an only child.” in English. Let's hear it slowly.
Martin: (Slowly) Ne, jsem jedináček.
Kellie: And one more time at normal speed:
Martin: Ne, jsem jedináček.
Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting the Czech Republic and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have a sister. Respond to the question.
Martin: Máš nějaké sourozence? (five seconds) Mám sestru.
Kellie: Now imagine you have a brother. Respond to the question.
Martin: Máš nějaké sourozence? (five seconds) Mám bratra.
Kellie: Imagine you have two brothers. Answer the speaker's question.
Martin: Máš nějaké sourozence? (five seconds) Mám dva bratry.
Kellie: Imagine you have three sisters. Respond to the question.
Martin: Máš nějaké sourozence? (five seconds) Mám tři sestry.
Kellie: You want to ask someone is they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Martin: Máš nějaké sourozence?
{pause}
Kellie: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.
Martin: Máš nějaké sourozence?
{pause}
Kellie: This is the end of Lesson 13

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