A British friend asks, "Have you got a minute?" and you wonder why there is a got, because your textbook taught "Do you have a minute?" Both are fine, but in everyday British speech have got is everywhere: for family, things you own, illnesses and appointments. Learners often translate directly from their own language and say "I am having two kids" or "I have a cold since Monday", or they use the American gotten. This episode shows how British people really talk about having things. In this episode: • Have got for what you have • Illnesses, appointments and time • Questions and negatives • Got, not gotten, and have got to • Fast speech and a scene at home • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: I've got two kids. — I have two children (neutral) She's got a lovely garden. — she has a nice garden He's got his dad's eyes. — he looks like his father I've got loads of homework. — I have a lot of homework (casual) She's got a cold. — she has a cold He's got a temperature. — he has a fever I've got a dentist's appointment at three. — an appointment is booked Have you got a minute? — can we talk briefly? (polite) We've got plenty of time. — there is no hurry Have you got any plasters? — do you have any? (neutral) Has she got her coat? — does she have it? We haven't got any milk. — there is no milk He hasn't got a clue. — he does not know at all (casual) Do you have a pen? / Have you got a pen? — both natural Do you have any brothers or sisters? — common and neutral It's got colder. — the weather became colder You've got taller! — you have grown Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.