List number of family members with counters


I learnt that to say:

> _I have two younger brothers and one younger sister?_

in Japanese, I can use:

> _弟と妹が二人います。_ (Otōto to imōto ga futari imasu).

The grammar structure is the following:

> _Noun + が + counter (for people) + います_

But now I'm having trouble with this sentence:

> _I have **two** younger brothers and **two** younger sisters?_ (Note: both
> nouns are plural).

Will the following sentence be correct:

> _弟が二人と妹が二人います。_ (Otōto ga futari to imōto ga futari imasu).




If you want the structure:

> Noun + が + counter (for people) + います

You can combine two clauses like this (have you already learned this before?)

> 弟が二人いて、妹が二人います。

It's also possible to phrase it like this:

> counter (for people) + の + Noun + が + います

So that it becomes:

> 二人の弟と二人の妹がいます。




If you want the structure:

> Noun + が + counter (for people) + います

You can combine two clauses like this (have you already learned this before?)

> 弟が二人いて、妹が二人います。

It's also possible to phrase it like this:

> counter (for people) + の + Noun + が + います

So that it becomes:

> 二人の弟と二人の妹がいます。

