"Vem pratade du med?" "Min mamma." "Jag visste inte att din mor har en manlig röst."

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#1
English Translation

“Who were you talking to?” “My mom.” “I didn’t know that your mom had a man’s voice.”

Should this be Hade, rather than Har?

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#2

Yes, “hade” is the most correct tense. Using the present tense makes it absolutely clear that we’re talking about her present voice, but that is already given by context.

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#3
English Translation

“Who were you talking to?” “My mom.” “I didn’t know that your mom had a man’s voice.”

Actually in English we would use ”have” not ”had” here. It’s the subjunctive mood - not widely known in English but it exists. E,g., if I were you , I’d …

#4

I don’t think I’ve ever heard that before.