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23 Dec 2017
- Portuguese (Portugal)
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English (US)
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Japanese
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What is the difference between yon (4) and shi (4) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between yon (4) and shi (4) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- French (France)
il n'y a pas de différence, les deux sont corrects mais yon est plus utilisé que shi, notamment pour former des nombres ou pour parler de l'âge
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Japanese
generally we use "よ(ん)yo(n)” to count.
四枚の紙yonmaino kami=four pieces of paper.
小学校四年生shougakkou yonensei=a fourth grade child.
"しsi"sounds a little old fashioned. It appears in terms we've used for long time.
四季siki=four seasons
四肢sisi=one's arms and legs
I hope it helps.
- Portuguese (Portugal)

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