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I have two brothers
Dialogue
Two Brothers
- Emma Minsu, do you have brothers?
- Minsu Yes! I have two brother.
- Emma Two brothers — with an -s. How old are they?
- Minsu My brothers are twelve and fifteen.
Dialogue
One Hundred Students
- Jack Minsu, are these your friends?
- Minsu Yes. I have twenty friend here.
- Jack Twenty friends! And the teachers?
- Minsu Three teachers, and one hundred students!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| eleven | /ɪˈlevn/ | num. | eleven |
| twelve | /twelv/ | num. | twelve |
| thirteen | /ˌθɜːrˈtiːn/ | num. | thirteen |
| fourteen | /ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/ | num. | fourteen |
| fifteen | /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/ | num. | fifteen |
| sixteen | /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ | num. | sixteen |
| eighteen | /ˌeɪˈtiːn/ | num. | eighteen |
| nineteen | /ˌnaɪnˈtiːn/ | num. | nineteen |
| twenty | /ˈtwenti/ | num. | twenty |
| thirty | /ˈθɜːrti/ | num. | thirty |
| hundred | /ˈhʌndrəd/ | num. | hundred |
| year | /jɪr/ | n. | year |
Grammar
Plural nouns: -s Plural nouns: -s
English marks more than one with -s on the noun: one brother → two brothers, one book → three books. After a number bigger than one, the noun is always plural — you cannot say "two brother". Most nouns just add -s; one common irregular is child → children. Many languages do not mark plural at all, so it is easy to forget the -s — but in English, after a number it is not optional.
English marks more than one with -s on the noun: one brother → two brothers, one book → three books. After a number bigger than one, the noun is always plural — you cannot say "two brother". Most nouns just add -s; one common irregular is child → children. Many languages do not mark plural at all, so it is easy to forget the -s — but in English, after a number it is not optional.
- I have two brothers. /aɪ hæv tuː ˈbrʌðərz/ I have two brothers.
- She has three friends. /ʃiː hæz θriː frendz/ She has three friends.
- They have five books. /ðeɪ hæv faɪv bʊks/ They have five books.
- I have one child. They have two children. (irregular) /aɪ hæv wʌn tʃaɪld ðeɪ hæv tuː ˈtʃɪldrən/ I have one child. They have two children. (irregular)
pronunciation
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