Counting

These numbers are used in counting, telling time, and when the noun to which they refer goes before them.

a haon
a dó
a trí
a ceathair
a cúig
a sé
a seacht
a hocht
a naoi
a deich
a haon déag
a dódhéag
a trídéag
a ceathair déag
a cúig déag
a sédéag
a seacht déag
a hocht déag
a naoi déag
fiche

Examples of use:

Counting to start a race: a haon, a dó, a trí.
Serially numbered objects: seomra a seacht, bad a sédeag.
Arithmetical work: a tríagus a naoi, sinéa dódheag.

Giving quantities of some object, with the number preceding the noun:

aon bhóamháin, one cow

dhábhó, two cows

tríbhó

ceithre bhó

cúig bhó

sébhó

seacht mbó

ocht mbó

naoi mbó

deich mbó

aon bhódhéag

dhábhódhéag

tríbhódhéag

ceithre bhódhéag

cúig bhódhéag

sébhódhéag

seacht mbódhéag

ocht mbódhéag

naoi mbódhéag

fiche bó

In this use, as you can see, aon, one, aspirates, "two" becomes "dhá" and aspirates, "four" has changed slightly, and from 11 on, there is a "dheag", similar to English "teen", added on. From 1 to 6, the number causes aspiration (where possible), and from 7 to 10, the number eclipses (where possible).

It all sounds complicated, but if you will practice on the lists above, and then try to use the numbers several times a day, say in counting or in reading license plates, one numeral at a time, you will be pleasantly surprised at your facility.

Now for a simpler and often-used help: telling time.

one o'clock -- Táséa haon a chlog
two o'clock -- Táséa dóa chlog
three o'clock -- Táséa tría chlog
four o'clock -- Táséa ceathair a chlog
five o'clock -- Táséa cúig a chlog
six o'clock -- Táséa séa chlog
seven o'clock -- Táséa seacht a chlog
eight o'clock -- Táséa hocht a chlog
nine o'clock -- Táséa naoi a chlog
ten o'clock -- Táséa deich a chlog
eleven o'clock -- Táséa haon déag a chlog
twelve o'clock -- Táséa dódhéag a chlog

What time is it? Cén t-amé?

a good morning, maidin mhaith

good night, oíche mhaith

mid-day, meán lae

mid-night, meán oíche

in the morning, ar maidin

in the afternoon, tráthnóna

at night, san oíche

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