🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)
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The number 7. It comes after six and before eight.
Ordinal: seventh. Common collocations: seven days a week, seventh heaven (extreme happiness), seven deadly sins. Note: -teen suffix for 17 (seventeen), -ty suffix for 70 (seventy).
Seven is considered a lucky number in many Western cultures. There are seven days in a week, seven notes in a musical scale, and seven colours in a rainbow. 'Seventh heaven' means a state of extreme happiness. James Bond's code is 007 — said as 'double-oh-seven'.
Example Sentences
"The boy has seven toy cars."
🇿🇦 "Die seun het sewe speelgoedmotors."
"There are seven books in the pile."
🇿🇦 "Daar is sewe boeke in die stapel."
Practice Quiz
1. How many days are in a week?
2. 'Seventh heaven' means: