"Hai fratelli?"

Translation: Do you have brothers?

[FerroMrkva]

Doesn't it sound exactly the same as "Ai fratelli"? Isn't the meaning of the audio ambiguous?

[SanneTofte]

it does. I had it as a mistake as well.. Next time I will know :)

[GastonDorren]

Not only that - DL claims it's a question, but the audio doesn't sound like one.

[Tatiana627510]

Even if it does, it could be interpreted as 'To brothers?'

[pennantao]

I think the 'H' is meant to be silent, similar to when saying 'Ho' or 'Ha'

[QXQ]

why is 'do' necessary?

[webMan1]

I don't think that it is; however, when translating this to English, it just sounds more natural.

[AnthonyLar1]

In English the sentence is not a question without the "Do..."

So yes it's necessary.

[Linda966830]

Depends on inflection.

[Annievlord]

In English you can say "Have you brothers?" Although it's very formal but quite correct.

[stuartgr]

'Have you any siblings?' is fine in British English but not accepted????

[christine.483]

Whars wrong with "have you any brothers?"

[6lesley4]

Excuse me, but aren't 'siblings' the same as 'brothers and/or sisters'? Website rejects these options....

[LaMarGibson]

I put "You have brothers?" and it marked it wrong.

[meandmyshadow0]

Me too

[ChristineM866417]

I just wrote "have you brothers?" and it was disallowed. Poor, I'd say.

[ytmndan]

Same. Its a closer translation, and means the same in english. Completely inexcusable on DL's part.

[rmiraglia1]

It can be a general question asking if you have siblings (brothers and sisters).

[ClassiDuo]

The Goonies' "fratelli brothers" just got funnier...

[GidiZisk]

If the plural object is not a person, do we need to use delli/e after the verb avere? Hai delle forchette?

[NeverTrustAtoms]

I think a literal translation of "Hai fratelli" in English is "Have You Brothers?". It was marked wrong, should it have been? If so why?

[Linda966830]

Have you siblings should also be recognized.

[Mar94959]

Why is "have you brothers?" incorrect

[JoJY4g]

Previously put do you have brothers and it vlaimed it was wrong. Why?

[GregDAugustine]

have you brothers? may sound archaic but should still be considered correct in my humble opinion.

[rmiraglia1]

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?)

[napalmvin]

Is that correct to say "Hai i fratelli?". Is there any difference if I omit an article?