Unit 8 - Simple counting and reading the clock
Dè ’n uair a tha e? "What is the time?"
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Let’s look at some examples of how the two counting systems deal with numbers above twenty. Iain will give the number in the older vigesimal system, while Eilidh will give numbers in the decimal system.
| Vigesimal system | Decimal system | Number |
|---|---|---|
| aon ar fhichead | fichead ’s a h-aon | 21 |
| trì ar fhichead | fichead ’s a trì | 23 |
| deich ar fhichead | trithead | 30 |
| ceithir deug ar fhichead | trithead ’s a ceithir | 34 |
| dà fhichead | ceathrad | 40 |
| dà fhichead ’s a còig | ceathrad ’s a còig | 45 |
| leth-cheud | caogad | 50 |
| trì fichead | seasgad | 60 |
| trì fichead ’s a deich | seachdad | 70 |
| ceithir fichead | ochdad | 80 |
| ceithir fichead ’s a deich | naochad | 90 |
| ceud | ceud | 100 |
| sia fichead | ceud is fichead | 120 |
| seachd fichead | ceud is ceathrad | 140 |
| mìle | mìle | 1000 |
Pick up phrases which will help you tell the time in Gaelic in the next couple of pages.
