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"四月四日は何よう日ですか?"
Translation:What day of the week is April fourth?
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Thanks! Also here's a great page for covering counters with days and months etc. http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/numbers#Counting_and_Counters
I wish Duolingo would integrate learning all the different rules for counters in the course. Currently you have to completely rely on posts like this in the forums or external resources.
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4, because of its strong association with death, is considered very unlucky. To the point that house numbers, apartment numbers, even floors of buildings just skip over 4 - they don't exist! Makes me wonder who creates these lessons?? Nihonjin wouldn't include this sentence. They'd avoid using or mentioning 4 (Except where it's absolutely necessary) like the plague!
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I know it to be the case from living in Japan : ) And yes, 9 is also considered unlucky because it is associated with くるしみ の く.