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- "Hai fratelli?"
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I don't think that it is; however, when translating this to English, it just sounds more natural.
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Excuse me, but aren't 'siblings' the same as 'brothers and/or sisters'? Website rejects these options....
When generalized, Hai fratelli?, is asking Do you have siblings? (brothers/sisters) We wouldn’t ask Hai fratelli e/o sorelle? Once we get the response, we can follow up with another question: Quanti o Quante? Many Italians who respond, usually say how many siblings they have and are specific. Hai fratelli? Sì, due fratelli e una sorella. In Italian when asking a question like this, we don’t have “DO”-it’s understood...so when you’re translating literally, it doesn’t make sense. Ex: Luisa mangia la frutta? Does Luisa eat fruit? (literal- Luisa eat the fruit?)