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You may want to learn the numbers in Gaelic. It’s one of the first things that anyone learns in any language. | You may want to learn the numbers in Gaelic. It’s one of the first things that anyone learns in any language. | ||
Happy learning! | Happy learning! | ||
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The numbers one to ten are quite simple in Gaelic | The numbers one to ten are quite simple in Gaelic | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Number | |||
!Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | |||
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|1 | |1 | ||
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The numbers 11-20 are also quite straightforward in Gaelic. The word deug is added after the number, just like the English suffix "-teen". The only exception for this is the number twelve. After the number two, the word after is always lenited (or an h is added after the first letter), deug is no exception, and so it becomes dheug. | The numbers 11-20 are also quite straightforward in Gaelic. The word deug is added after the number, just like the English suffix "-teen". The only exception for this is the number twelve. After the number two, the word after is always lenited (or an h is added after the first letter), deug is no exception, and so it becomes dheug. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Number | |||
!Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | |||
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|11 | |11 | ||
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== 30-90 == | == 30-90 == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Number | |||
!Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | |||
|30 | |30 | ||
|deich air fhichead, trithead | |deich air fhichead, trithead | ||
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== 100-1 billion == | == 100-1 billion == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!Number | |||
!Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | |||
|100 | |100 | ||
|ceud | |ceud | ||
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== Ordinal Numbers == | == Ordinal Numbers == | ||
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|1<sup>o</sup> | |1<sup>o</sup> | ||
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== mìr <small>- fractions</small> == | == mìr <small>- fractions</small> == | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 25 May 2022
How to count in Scottish Gaelic
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to count in the Scottish Gaelic language, mainly spoken in Scotland and the Hebrides islands.
You may want to learn the numbers in Gaelic. It’s one of the first things that anyone learns in any language.
Happy learning!
01-10
The numbers one to ten are quite simple in Gaelic
| Number | Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) |
|---|---|
| 1 | aon |
| 2 | dhà |
| 3 | trì |
| 4 | ceithir |
| 5 | còig |
| 6 | sia |
| 7 | seachd |
| 8 | ochd |
| 9 | naoi |
| 10 | deich |
11-20
The numbers 11-20 are also quite straightforward in Gaelic. The word deug is added after the number, just like the English suffix "-teen". The only exception for this is the number twelve. After the number two, the word after is always lenited (or an h is added after the first letter), deug is no exception, and so it becomes dheug.
| Number | Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) |
|---|---|
| 11 | aon deug |
| 12 | dhà dheug |
| 13 | trì deug |
| 14 | ceithir deug |
| 15 | còig deug |
| 16 | sia deug |
| 17 | seachd deug |
| 18 | ochd deug |
| 19 | naoi deug |
| 20 | fichead |
30-90
| Number | Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | 30 | deich air fhichead, trithead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | dà fhichead, ceathrad | ||
| 50 | dà fhichead 's deich, leth-cheud, caogad | ||
| 60 | trì fichead, siagad | ||
| 70 | trì fichead 's deich, seachad | ||
| 80 | ceithir fichead, ochdad | ||
| 90 | ceithir fichead 's deich, naochad |
100-1 billion
| Number | Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | 100 | ceud |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | mìle | ||
| 1,000,000 | millean | ||
| 1,000,000,000 | billean |
Ordinal Numbers
| Number | Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1o | ciad | first |
| 2o | dàrna / dara | second |
| 3o | treas | third |
mìr - fractions
| Number | Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | leth | half |
| 1/4 | cairteal, ceathramh | quarter |
| % | ceudad | percent |
| àireamhair | calculator |