Bedeutung
Asking about family members.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Bulgarians use 'бате' for an older brother and 'кака' for an older sister. These terms are used even by adults and show respect and affection. Family name days (Imenden) are often celebrated as much as birthdays, and siblings are expected to visit each other without a formal invitation. The concept of 'God-siblings' (children of one's godparents) is historically significant, though less so in modern urban areas. It is common for siblings to stay in the parental home until marriage, leading to very close lifelong relationships.
The 'ли' rule
Always put 'ли' right after the verb in this question.
Irregular Plural
Never say 'брати'. It sounds very wrong to a native speaker.
Bedeutung
Asking about family members.
The 'ли' rule
Always put 'ли' right after the verb in this question.
Irregular Plural
Never say 'брати'. It sounds very wrong to a native speaker.
Sound more native
Add 'си' (Имаш ли си...) to sound more friendly and natural.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing interrogative particle.
Имаш ___ братя или сестри?
The particle 'ли' is the standard way to form a yes/no question in Bulgarian.
Choose the correct plural form of 'брат'.
Имаш ли ______ или сестри?
'Братя' is the irregular plural form of 'брат'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Имаш ли братя или сестри? B: ________, имам една сестра.
Since the speaker follows up with 'I have a sister', the answer must be 'Yes' (Да).
Match the phrase to the correct register.
Which phrase should you use with your boss?
The plural/formal 'Имате' is appropriate for a boss.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Informal vs Formal
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenИмаш ___ братя или сестри?
The particle 'ли' is the standard way to form a yes/no question in Bulgarian.
Имаш ли ______ или сестри?
'Братя' is the irregular plural form of 'брат'.
A: Имаш ли братя или сестри? B: ________, имам една сестра.
Since the speaker follows up with 'I have a sister', the answer must be 'Yes' (Да).
Which phrase should you use with your boss?
The plural/formal 'Имате' is appropriate for a boss.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenIn very informal speech, yes, but it's much better to use 'ли' to be clear.
Just say 'Имаш ли сестри?'.
No, 'братя' only means brothers. You must say 'братя или сестри' to mean siblings.
Say 'Единствено дете съм'.
Not at all! It's a very common and friendly question.
Имате ли братя или сестри?
Не, нямам.
Yes, but 'или' is more common in the question form.
It adds a sense of 'having for oneself' and makes the tone warmer.
Usually after a few minutes of conversation, not as the very first sentence.
No, Bulgarian lacks a direct equivalent to the English 'siblings'.
You would still use 'братя' or 'сестри', or specify 'полубрат' / 'полусестра'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Имам голямо семейство
builds onI have a big family
Единствено дете съм
contrastI am an only child
Имаш ли деца?
similarDo you have children?
Как са вашите?
similarHow are your folks?
