Gaelic Numbers
This page is about numbers in Gaelic. Including the cardinal (counting) and ordinal (order) numbers. Each of which is used in a different situation.
One: aon
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Two: dà
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Three: trì
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Four: ceithir
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Five: còig
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Six: sia
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Seven: seachd
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Eight: ochd
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Nine: naoi
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Ten: deich
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Eleven: aon deug
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Twelve: dà dheug
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Thirteen: trì deug
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Fourteen: ceithir deug
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Fifteen: còig deug
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Sixteen: sia deug
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Seventeen: seachd deug
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Eighteen: ochd deug
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Nineteen: naoi deug
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Twenty: fichead
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| Thirty three: trì air trichead; trichead 's a trì |
| One hundred: ceud |
| Three hundred and sixty: trì ceud agus trì fichead |
| One thousand: mìle |
Here are some examples in Gaelic for the cardinal numbers above.
Two thousand and fourteen: dà mhìle 's a ceithir deug
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One million: millean
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| I'm thirty years old: Tha mi trichead bliadhna a dh' aois. |
| I have 2 sisters and one brother: Tha dà phiuthar agus bràthair agam. | ***
Now we move on to the ordinal numbers, which helps us organize things by order or rank.
First: a' chiad
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Second: an dàrna
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Third: an treasamh
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Fourth: an ceathramh
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Fifth: an còigeamh
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Sixth: an siathamh
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Seventh: an seachdamh
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Eighth: an ochdamh
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Ninth: an naoigeamh
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Tenth: an deicheamh
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Eleventh: an aonamh deug
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Twelfth: an dàrna deug
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Thirteenth: an treasamh deug
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Fourteenth: an ceathramh deug
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Fifteenth: an còigeamh deug
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Sixteenth: an siathamh deug
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| Seventeenth: an seachdamh deug |
| Eighteenth: an ochdamh deug |
| Nineteenth: an naoigeamh deug |
| Twentieth: an ficheadamh |
And here are a couple sentences related to the ordinal numbers above.
English is my first language: 'S e Beurla a th' anns a' chiad cànan agam.
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Her second language is Spanish: 'S e Spàinntis a th' anns an dàrna cànan aice.
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| Once: aon uair |
| Twice: dà uair |
After this lesson about the numbers in Gaelic, which included cardinal and ordinal numbers, now we move on to the next subject below. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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