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Lesson 2

English

Gaelic

Pronounced

Monday

Diluain

jee-loo-yne

Tuesday

Dimairt

jee-mar-s-ch

Wednesday

Diciadain

jee-kee-a-teen

Thursday

Diardaoin

jee-ar-ston

Friday

Dihaoine

jee-hon-yeh

Saturday

Disathuirn

jee-sa-hern

Sunday

Di-Domhnaich

jee-daw-neech

Numerals 1 -20

English

Gaelic

Pronounced

1 – One

a h-aon

a hon

2 – Two

a dha

a ja

3 – Three

a tri

a tree

4 – Four

a ceithir

a kay-hir

5 – Five

a coig

a coe-yk

6 – Six

a sia

a shee-a

7 – Seven

a seachd

a shachk

8 – Eight

a h-ochd

a hochk

9 – Nine

a naoi

a noy

10 – Ten

a deich

a jay-ch

11 – Eleven

a h-aon deug

a hon jee-ak

12 – Twelve

a dha dheug

a ja yee-ak

13 – Thirteen

a tri deug

a tree jee-ak

14 – Fourteen

a ceithir deug

a kay-hir jee-ak

15 – Fifteen

a coig deug

a coe-yk jee-ak

16 – Sixteen

a sia deug

a shee-a jee-ak

17 – Seventeen

a seachd deug

a shachk jee-ak

18 – Eighteen

a h-ochd deug

a hochkjee-ak

19 – Nineteen

a naoi deug

a noy jee-ak

20 – Twenty

a fichead

a fee-chat

Telling the time

What time is it?

De an uair a tha e?

jayn oo-ir a ha ey?

1 o’clock

aon uair

hon oo-ir

2 o’clock

da uair

ja oo-ir

3 o’clock

tri uairean

tree oo-iran

4 o’clock

ceithir uairean

kay-hir oo-iran

5 o’clock

coig uairean

coe-yk oo-iran

6 o’clock

sia uairean

shee-a oo-iran

7 o’clock

seachd uairean

shachk oo-iran

8 o’clock

ochd uairean

hochk oo-iran

9 o’clock

naoi uairean

noy oo-iran

10 o’clock

deich uairean

jay-ch oo-iran

11 o’clock

aon uair deug

on oo-ir-s-chee-ak

12 o’clock

da uair dheug

da oo-iryee-ak

Slogans

English

Gaelic

Pronounced

Our language and our music

Ar canain s ar ceol

ar kanan s ar kyawl

Unite together

Aonaibh ri cheile

oneev ree chayl-eh

Scotland United

Alba Maraon (or) Alba Aonaichte

al-a-pa mar-on (or) al-a-pa o-neech-chi


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