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Question on grammar/phrasing: "How many older brothers and older sisters do you have?" I only know "brothers and sisters" as 兄弟姐妹 so idk how to translate this.

你有多少 ...?

Also, can we use 姐 for sister, or does it have to be 大姐?

Answer 1

@Angle

( @Vocaloid for future reference lmao )

Answer 2

你有多少 (ni you duo shao) is another way to ask how much/how many of something you have

Answer 3

"older brothers and older sisters" --> 哥哥和姐姐? not sure if this is the most natural way to say it

Answer 4

also I'm pretty sure 大姐 is only used for the oldest of your older sisters

Answer 5

兄弟姐妹 is the more preferable when you're generalizing "sibling"

personally instead of "duo shao" I would use "ji" ... I feel like it it more correct for some reason... like "ji" might refer to whole numbers?
here's a source: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-%E2%80%9Cji%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cduoshao%E2%80%9D-in-Chinese-Mandarin

but yeah
"ni you ji ge xiong di jie mei?" is how I would say it (你有几个兄弟姐妹?)

in speaking you can even add a "ah" sound to the end: 啊
你有几个兄弟姐妹啊?

Answer 6

Wah, no medal for me e.e

Thanks everyone! ♥