Numbers, Time, and Counting Things

Number

uimhir
(ivert)

numbers

uimhreacha
(ivrekha)

one

a haon
(a hayin)

two

a dó

(a doe)

three

a trí
(a tree)

four

a ceathair
(a kahhert)

five

a cúig
(a coowig)

six

a sé
(a shay)

seven

a seacht
(a shokt)

eight

a hocht
(a hukt)

nine

a naoi
(a nee)

ten

a deich
(a jeh)

zero

a náid
(a nawj)

eleven

a haon déag
(a hayin jayig)

twelve

a dó dhéag
(a doe yayig)

thirteen

a trí déag
(a tree jayig)

fourteen

a ceathair déag
(a kahhert jayig)

fifteen

a cúig déag
(a coowig jayig)

sixteen

a sé déag
(a shay jayig)

seventeen

a seacht déag
(a shokt jayig)

eighteen

a hocht déag
(a hukt jayig)

nineteen

a naoi déag
(a nee jayig)

twenty

fiche
(feha)

What time is it?

Cén t-am é?
(kayn tarm ay)

It is five o’clock.

Tá sé a cúig a chlog
(taw shay a coowig a khlug)

o’clock/ bell

a chlog
(a khlug)

It is half past one

Tá sé a leathuair tar éis a haon
(taw shay a lahoor tar-aysh a hayin)

It is quarter past twelve

Tá sé a ceathrú tar éis a dó dhéag
(taw shay a kahroo tar-aysh a doe yayig)

It is a quarter to ten

Tá sé a ceathrú chun a deich
(taw shay a kahroo khun a jeh)

now

anois
(anish)

second

soicind
(sick-ind)

minute

nóiméad
(no-maird)

hour

uair
(ooert)

quarter

ceathrú
(kah-roo)

half hour

leathuair
(lahoor)

past

tar éis
(tar-aysh)

to

chun
(khun)

It is half past nine

Tá sé leathuair tar éis a naoi
(taw shar lahoor tar-aysh a nee)

It is quarter to six

Tá sé ceathrú chun a sé
(taw shay kah-roo khun a shay)

It is three o’clock

Tá sé a trí a chlog
(taw shay a tree a khlug)

It is quarter past eleven

Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a haon déag
(taw shay kah-roo tar-aysh a hayin jayig)

in the morning

ar maidin
(air marjin)

in the afternoon

sa trathnóna
(sah trahnonna)

at night

san oíche
(san eehe)

It is three o’clock in the morning

Tá sé a trí a chlog ar maidin

at midnight (lit at the middle of the night)

ag meánoíche
(eg marn-eehe)

at noon (lit. at the middle of the day)

ag meán lae
(eg marn lay)

Good Morning

Maidin mhaith
(marjin wah)

Good afternoon

Tráthnóna maith
(trahnonna mah)

Goodnight

Oíche mhaith
(eehe wah)

When counting things only one, two, four, and eight change to?

amháin (a wine)
dhá (gaw)
ceithre (kerreh)
ocht (okt)

one dog

madra amháin (mardra a-wine)
aon mhadra amháin (ayin wahdra a-wine)

singular

uimhir uatha
(ivert ooha)

plural

uimhir iolra
(ivert ollra)

When counting things the noun stays in the _______

singular
e.g. five dog

We use the _______ noun when we are talking in general.

plural
e.g., dogs, cats, books; I buy books.

cat
cats
two cats

cat (kot)
cait (kotch)
dhá chat (gaw khot)

When counting, we add a séimhiú for numbers:

1-6
(1 has more flexibility)

one coffee

caife amháin (carffe a-wine)
aon chaife amháin (ayin kharffe a-wine)

two coffees
three coffees
four coffees
five coffees
six coffees

dhá chaife (gaw kharfeh)
trí chaife (tree kharfeh)
ceithre chaife (kerreh kharfeh)
cúig chaife (coowig kharfeh)
sé chaife (shay kharfeh)

two dogs
three dogs
four dogs
five dogs
six dogs

dhá mhadra (gaw wudrah)
trí mhadra (tree wudrah)
ceithre mhadra (kerreh wudrah)
cúig mhadra (coowig wudrah)
sé mhadra (shay wudrah)

When counting, we add a urú for numbers:

7-10

seven coffees
eight coffees
nine coffees
ten coffees

seacht gcaife (shokt garffeh)
ocht gcaife (okt garffeh)
naoi gcaife (nee garffeh)
deich gcaife (jeh garffeh)