Tongue Twister: four and ten

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四sì是shì四sì，十shí是shì十shí，十四shí sì是shì十四shí sì，四十sì shí是shì四十sì shí，四sì和hé十shí、十shí和hé四sì，四十sì shí和hé四十sì shí，十四shí sì和hé十四shí sì。

请qǐng你nǐ来lái，试一试shì yī shì。

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Vocabulary 10 words

Chinese	Pinyin	English
四	sì	four / 4
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only)
十	shí	ten / 10
十四	shí sì	fourteen; 14
四十	sì shí	forty / 40
和	hé	and; together with
请	qǐng	to invite
你	nǐ	you
来	lái	to come
试一试	shì yī shì	to have a try