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2009.06.08(Review of 2003.06.09 edition)
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When you consider how often we talk about our families, especially when meeting someone new, you realize how there's hardly a more practical theme than that we're taking up from today. This week, the WordMaster is in a family way!
I HAVE TWO BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER.
私は兄（弟）が２人と姉（妹）が１人います。
- A natural way to ask someone about the size of the family they grew up in is “Do you have any brothers or sisters?”
A natural way to answer is to say, for example, “I have two brothers and one sister.”
Be Careful! When talking about the size of your family in English, it's common just to count brothers and sisters. For example, when you might say うちは5人家族です in Japanese, you would say “I have one brother and one sister.” in English. - 生まれ育った家庭の人数について人に尋ねる場合、 Do you have any brothers or sisters? つまり、ご兄弟（姉妹）はいらっしゃいますか？、という聞き方をするのが普通です。
それに対して、 I have two brothers and one sister. つまり、私は兄（弟）が２人と姉（妹）が１人います、などと言うのが一般的な答え方です。
注意：英語で家族の人数について言う場合は、兄弟（姉妹）だけを数えるのが普通です。例えば、日本語で「うちは５人家族です」と言う場合、英語では、 I have one brother and one sister. などと言います。
- a: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
b: Yes. I have two brothers and one sister. - a: Do you have any brothers or sisters?
b: I just have one brother. - John has three brothers and three sisters. His parents always wanted a big family.
- (introducing herself on her first day at an American school)
My name is Keiko Sato. I'm 17 and have two brothers and a sister.
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