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| chinita96 | Friday 12th of November 2004 08:06:09 AM |
| IRISH 03 (Ceacht 3) - Reminder: Because of the various dialects in Irish, most of my posts will be in Ulster and Connacht, which will be distinguished with the appropriate letters. The pronunciations you see here are in [b]Connemara[/b] dialect. [b]Click here to see a list of all PHRASE lessons.[/b] [b]NUMBERS[/b] Note: This is how you would count numbers. If you want to say how many there is of an object, person, or thing, spelling and pronunciation would change slightly. When counting numbers you add "a" before word. So instead of aon (one), you would count saying a haon (one). You add an "h" if the word begins with a vowel. (0) a náid /UH NADGE/ (1) a haon /UH HAYN/ (2) a dó /UH DOH/ (3) a trí /UH TREE/ (4) a ceathair /UH CAH-HAIR/ (5) a cúig /UH COO-IG/ (6) a sé /UH SHAY/ (7) a seacht /UH SHAHHT/ (8) a hocht /UH HOHHT/ (9) a naoi /UH NEEY/ (10) a deich /UH JAY/ (11) a haon déag /UH HAYN JAYG/ (12) a dó dhéag /UH DOH YAYG/ (13) a trí déag /UH TREE JAYG/ (14) a ceathair déag /UH CAH-HAIR JAYG/ (15) a cúig déag /UH COO-IG JAYG/ (16) a sé déag /UH SHAY JAYG/ (17) a seacht déag /UH SHAHHT JAYG/ (18) a hocht déag /UH HOHHT JAYG/ (19) a naoi déag /UH NEEY JAYG/ (20) a fiche /UH FEE-HEH/ (21) fiche a haon /FEE-HEH UH HAYN/ (30) tríocha /TREE-HAH/ (40) daichead /JAH-HEYJ/ (50) caoga /KAY-GUH/ (60) seasca /SHAS-KAH/ (70) seachtó /SHAH-TOH/ (80) ochtó /OHH-TOH/ (90) nócha /NOH-HAH/ (100) céad /KAYD/ (1000) míle /MEEL/ [b]TELLING TIME[/b] Asking what time it is: Cad é an t-am atá sé? /KAH JAYN TAH-MAH TAH SHUH/ (U) = What time is it? Cén t-am é? /KAYN TOM AY/ (C) = What time is it? Saying what time it is: Tá sé ..... a chlog. /TAW SHAY ... UH HLOG/ = It is .... o'clock. a haon a chlog /UH HAYN A HLOG/ a dó a chlog /UH DOH A HLOG/ a trí a chlog /UH TREE A HLOG/ a ceathair a chlog /UH CAH-HAIR A HLOG/ a cúig a chlog /UH COO-IG A HLOG/ a sé a chlog /UH SHAY A HLOG/ a seacht a chlog /UH SHAHHT A HLOG/ a hocht a chlog /UH HOHHT A HLOG/ a naoi a chlog /UH NEEY A HLOG/ a deich a chlog /UH JAYG A HLOG/ a haon déag a chlog /UH HAYN JAYG A HLOG/ a dó dhéag a chlog /UH DOH YAYG A HLOG/ ceathrú i ndiaidh /KAH-ROO IN-YEE-AY/ = quarter past ... leath i ndiaidh /LEH IN-YEE-AY/ = half past ... ceathrú chun /KAH-ROO KHUN/ = quarter to ... Military time is usually not used when telling time. To distinguish between AM and PM, you would use these phrases: ar maidin /AIR MAH-JEHN/ = in the morning san oíche /SAHN EE-HEH/ = at night Minutes can be used by saying: nóiméad /NOH-MAYD/ (C) bomaite /BOH-MAH-CHEH/ (U) [b]Review:[/b] 1. Say your phone number using just the numbers. 2. Say what time it is right now. (You can use "agus" /UH-GUS/ meaning "and" when telling the minutes) 3. Ask me what time it is. 4. Say 6 2 0 9 1 3 in Irish. 5. Say how old you are using just the number. Click here for Answers That's it for this lesson. Sin é ar an ceacht seo. P.S. Tá mé ag foghlaim fós, so feel free to correct me or add to this... | |
| Irlandija | Sunday 20th of March 2005 01:30:22 AM |
| - Hey there! This is an excellent intro the our complex language! I would never have thought of making it this simple! I know you're using Connacht / Ulster Irish but here in Munster, we would say: "ceathrú tar éis" for "Quarter past". Tá sé a ceathrú tar éis a dó (It's 2.15) | |
| chinita96 | Sunday 20th of March 2005 05:00:29 AM |
| - Tá tú ceart! You are right! In standard and Connemara it is used as well. Both are correct, it just depends on which dialect you are using and the speaker's preference. leathuair tar éis = half past... ceathrú tar éis = quarter past... those are the same as: leath i ndiaidh = half past ... ceathrú i ndiaidh = quarter past ... Go raibh maith agat as an t-eolas! Thanks for the information! | |
