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Time Vocabulary in Scottish Gaelic
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➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Time" in the Scottish Gaelic language, mainly spoken in Scotland and the Hebrides islands.

Here’s some help on how to speak about different lengths of time in Gaelic.

Happy learning!

Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons: Clothes & Count to 10.

an t-àm : time[edit | edit source]

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) English
De an uair a tha e ? What time is it?
gleoc / gleocan, gleocaichean clock(s)
uaireadairiche watchmaker
uaireadair(-làimhe) (wrist)watch
uair(ean) hour(s)
mionaid(ean) minute(s)
diog(an) second(s)
madainn morning
là / làithean day(s)
meadhan-là/latha midday, noon
feasgar afternoon

evening

oidhche(annan) night(s)
meadhan-oidhche midnight
a-bhòin-dè day before yesterday
an-dè yesterday
an-diugh today
a-màireach tomorrow
an-earar day after tomorrow
seachdain(ean) week(s)
deireadh-seachdain weekend
saor-làithean,

làithean-saora

holidays, vacation
mìos(an) month(s)
ràith(ean) season(s)
bliadhna / bliadhnaichean year(s)
a' Bhliadhn' Ùr New Year
co-là-breith birthday, anniversary
tiodhlac gift
a' Chàisg Easter
Oidhche Shamhna Halloween
an Nollaig Christmas
Bodach na Nollaig Santa Claus
mìosachan calendar
linn / linntean century / centuries
mìle bliadhna millennium
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) English
ro before
an dèidh after
a-nis, an-dràsta [at present] now
tràth early
anmoch late
[in past] a-riamh, riamh,

[in future] daonnan, an-còmhnaidh

always, forever
[in past] a-riamh

[in future] a-chaoidh, gu bràth

never
ainmig seldom, rarely
uaireannan sometimes
gu tric often, frequently
GÀIDHLIG ENGLISH
tìm time
diog second
mionaid minute
uair a thìde hour
latha day
seachdain week
deireadh seachdain weekend
cola-deug fortnight
mìos month
ràith season
bliadhna year
deichead decade
linn century

Times of the day[edit | edit source]

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) English
latha day
madainn morning
feasgar afternoon, evening
oidhche night

Times of the week[edit | edit source]

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) English
an-diugh today
an-dè yesterday
a-màireach tomorrow
an-earar day after tomorrow

Videos[edit | edit source]

The time in Scottish Gaelic[edit | edit source]

Gaelic Lessons - Time - YouTube[edit | edit source]

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