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Lesson 3 – Ceacht 3

Firstly, we need to learn the Irish translation of numbers 1-12 below. 

• A haon (a hane) – 1
• A dó (a doe) – 2
• A trí (a tree) – 3
• A ceathar a caher) – 4
• A cúig (a cooig) – 5
• A sé (a shea) – 6
• A seacht (a shocked) – 7
• A hocht (a hocked) – 8
• A naoi (a nee) – 9
• A deich ( a jeag) - 10
• A haon déag (a hane jeag) – 11
• a dó dhéag (a doe jeag) – 12

We can use these numbers for counting and telling the time. 

Let’s begin a conversation by asking the time!

Cén t-am é? (Cane ta may) - What time is it?

To reply, we can simply begin a response with

Tá sé… (tah shea…) – The time is…

And then add the following, dependent upon the time 

• A haon a chlog (a hane a clog) – one o’clock
• A dó a chog (a doe a clog) – two o’clock
• A trí a chlog (a tree a clog) – three o’clock
• A ceathar a chlog (a caher a clog) – four o’clock
• A cúig a chlog (a cooig a clog) – five o’clock
• A sé a chlog (a shea a clog)– six o’clock
• A seacht a chlog (a shocked a clog) – seven o’clock
• A hocht a chlog (a hocked a clog) – eight o’clock
• A naoi a chlog (a nee a clog) – nine o’clock
• A deich a chlog (a jeag a clog)– ten o’clock
• A haon déag a chlog (a hane jeag a clog) – eleven o’clock
• A dó dhéag a chlog (a doe jeag a clog)– twelve o’clock