Irish Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Irish lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Irish to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Irish
one a haon/aon
first an chéad
two dó
second an dara
three trí
third an tríú
four ceathair
fourth an ceathrú
five cúig
fifth cúigiú
six sé
sixth séú
seven seacht
seventh seachtú
eight ocht
eighth ochtú
nine naoi
ninth naoú
ten deich
tenth deichiú
eleven a haon déag
eleventh an t-aonú ceann déag
twelve dó dhéag
twelfth dara ceann déag
thirteen trí déag
thirteenth an tríú ceann déag
fourteen ceathair déag
once aon uair amháin
fifteen cúig déag
twice dhá uair
sixteen sé déag
Monday Dé Luain
seventeen seacht déag
Tuesday Dé Mháirt
eighteen ocht déag
Wednesday Dé Chéadaoin
nineteen naoi déag
Thursday Déardaoin
twenty fiche/scór
Friday Dé hAoine
seventy one seachtó a haon
Saturday Dé Sathairn
one hundred céad
Sunday Dé Domhnaigh

Numbers Grammar Rules

Irish cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Irish. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Irish
I have three dogs [number + noun] tá trí mhadra agam
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] tá dhá chat ag m'iníon
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] labhraíonn sí seacht teanga
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] tá mac amháin ag mo dheartháir
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] is é seo mo dhara ceacht
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] ar léigh tú an tríú leabhar?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow bó

goat gabhar

donkey asal

horse capall

dog madra

cat cat

mouse luch

bird éan

Conversation in Irish

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Irish
Where are you from? cárbh as duit?
I'm from the U.S is as na s.a. mé
I'm American is meiriceánach mé
Where do you live? cá bhfuil tú i do chónaí?
I live in the U.S tá mé i mo chónaí sna s.a.
What do you do for a living? cén slí beatha atá agat?
I'm a student is mac léinn mé

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