How many siblings do you have? (Zenbat senide?)

To talk about how many members a family has, we use:

• Zenbat senide zarete? → “How many siblings are you?” (asked in the plural: the total number of siblings, including you)
• Familia handi/txiki bat dut. → “I have a big/small family.”

Numbers from 1 to 10

Number	Basque
1	bat
2	bi
3	hiru
4	lau
5	bost
6	sei
7	zazpi
8	zortzi
9	bederatzi
10	hamar

Saying how many you have

Here we meet a first form of the verb ukan (to have), which we will look at in depth in upcoming lessons:

• Anaia bat dut. — I have one brother.
• Bi anaia ditut. — I have two brothers.
• Hiru seme ditut. — I have three sons.
• Ez dut anaiarik. — I have no brothers. (negative form)

dut is used when what you have is a single thing or a noun in the singular. ditut is used when it is several things. It is like the difference between “I have a book” (singular) and “I have books” (plural).

Typical phrases in introductions

• Familia handi bat dut: bi anaia eta arreba bat. — I have a big family: two brothers and one sister.
• Senide bakarra naiz. — I am an only child.
• Zure familia handia da? — Is your family big?

Age

• Zenbat urte dituzu? — How old are you?
• Hogeita hamar urte ditut. — I am thirty years old.
• Hirurogeita hamabost urte ditu. — He/She is seventy-five years old.