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Shan

5 (five)

SHAN
Numbers topic in the Luuqad app

Meaning

Shan is the number five, a single syllable that begins with the sh sound. Fifty is konton, one of the few tens that does not follow the regular pattern.

Tip: Shan is easy to remember through the hand: shan faro, five fingers.

Example sentences

Shan far baan leeyahay.I have five fingers.
Waa shanta.It is five o'clock.

Using Shan at home

Point at the real thing and say "Shan" whenever it comes up, then let your child hear the native recording and say it back. One word used ten times in a day beats ten words drilled once. In the Luuqad app, Shan is taught with a picture, tested in the Numbers quiz and practised in Market Day and Number Match.

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Kow, Laba, Saddex, Afar, Shan, Lix and more. Then take the quiz.

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