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INTRODUCTION
Jonathan: Top 25 Bulgarian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 13: Do you have any brothers or sisters? in Bulgarian In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Bulgarian 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.

Lesson focus

Jonathan: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "Do you have any brothers or sisters?" In Bulgarian this is
Iva: Имаш ли братя или сестри?
Jonathan: The first word in the question is
Iva: имаш
Jonathan: "meaning (you) have" in English.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) имаш
Jonathan: Listen again and repeat.
Iva: имаш
{Pause}
Jonathan: 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
Iva: ли
Jonathan: meaning whether.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) ли
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: ли
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Iva: имаш ли
{pause}
Jonathan: And next
Iva: братя
Jonathan: meaning brothers.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) братя
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: братя
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat.
Iva: имаш ли братя
{pause}
Jonathan: Next is
Iva: или
Jonathan: meaning or.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) или
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: или
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat.
Iva: имаш ли братя или
{pause}
Jonathan: And after that
Iva: сестри
Jonathan: meaning sisters.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) сестри
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: сестри
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the entire question and repeat.
Iva: имаш ли братя или сестри
{pause}
Jonathan: Now, master the following pattern and responses to the question Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Iva: Имам сестра.
Jonathan: I have a sister. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Iva: (Slow) Имам сестра.
{pause}
Jonathan: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word
Iva: имам
Jonathan: means (I) have.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) имам
Jonathan: Now repeat
Iva: имам
{Pause}
Jonathan: And next
Iva: сестра
Jonathan: meaning sister.
Iva: (Slow, by syllable) сестра
Jonathan: Now repeat.
Iva: сестра
{Pause}
Jonathan: Listen to the speaker say, I have a sister, and then repeat.
Iva: Имам сестра.
{pause}
Jonathan: To make another phrase, replace sister with brother.
Iva: брат
Jonathan: brother
Iva: (slow) брат (regular) брат
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with brother
Iva: Имам брат.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace sister. Say I have a brother.
{pause}
Iva: Имам брат.
Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace brother with brother and sister.
Iva: брат и сестра
Jonathan: brother and sister
Iva: (slow) брат и сестра (regular) брат и сестра
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with brother and sister
Iva: Имам брат и сестра.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for brother. Say I have a brother and sister.
{pause}
Iva: Имам брат и сестра.
Jonathan: To expand on the pattern, replace brother and sister with younger sister.
Iva: по-малка сестра
Jonathan: younger sister
Iva: (slow) по-малка сестра (regular) по-малка сестра
Jonathan: Listen to the phrase again, this time with younger sister
Iva: Имам по-малка сестра.
Jonathan: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for brother and sister. Say I have a younger sister.
{pause}
Iva: Имам по-малка сестра.
QUIZ
Jonathan: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Bulgaria and someone asks you if you have any brothers or sisters. You want to say you have (a) sister. Respond to the question.
Iva: Имаш ли братя или сестри? (five seconds) Имам сестра.
Jonathan: Now imagine you have (a) brother Respond to the question.
Iva: Имаш ли братя или сестри? (five seconds) Имам брат.
Jonathan: Imagine you have (a) brother and a sister. Answer the speaker's question.
Iva: Имаш ли братя или сестри? (five seconds) Имам брат и сестра.
Jonathan: Imagine you have (a) younger sister. Respond to the question.
Iva: Имаш ли братя или сестри? (five seconds) Имам по-малка сестра.
Jonathan: You want to ask someone is they have any brothers or sisters. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Iva: Имаш ли братя или сестри?
{pause}

Outro

Jonathan: This is the end of Lesson 13

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