🇬🇧 English from 🇿🇦 Afrikaans Alle Woorde
four
/fɔːr/
A1 number Numbers
🇿🇦 Afrikaans: vier
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🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)

Definition

🇬🇧 English
number

The number 4. It comes after three and before five.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Note: 'four' and 'for' sound very similar. 'Four' = number 4; 'for' = preposition meaning with the purpose of ('a cup for tea'). The 'u' in four is silent — it sounds like /fɔːr/.

Cultural Notes

In British English, 'all fours' means on your hands and knees. 'Four-leaf clover' is a symbol of good luck — a normal clover has three leaves, so finding one with four is rare and lucky. Four o'clock is traditional afternoon tea time in Britain.

Example Sentences

There are four toy animals.

"There are four toy animals."

🇿🇦 "Daar is vier speelgoeddiere."

I have four books.

"I have four books."

🇿🇦 "Ek het vier boeke."

Practice Quiz

1. How many seasons are there in a year?
2. A four-leaf clover is associated with:

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