🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)
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The number 5. It comes after four and before six.
O número cinco (5, V).
Notice the silent 'e' at the end — 'five' sounds like /faɪv/, not /faɪvə/. Ordinal: fifth. Common use: 'five o'clock' for time, 'five-minute break', 'high five' (slapping hands together as a greeting).
'High five' (slapping your raised open hand against another person's) is a popular celebration gesture in English-speaking countries. 'Nine to five' means standard working hours. 'The five-second rule' is a humorous belief that food dropped on the floor is safe to eat within five seconds.
Example Sentences
"Each hand has five fingers."
🇵🇹 "Cada mão tem cinco dedos."
"She is walking five dogs."
🇵🇹 "Ela está a passear cinco cães."
Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English
Each hand has ___ fingers.
Practice Quiz
1. What is a 'high five'?
2. 'Nine to five' refers to: