If you're trying to learn Irish Numbers which is also called Gaelic, check our courses about Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers... to help you with your Irish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Irish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Irish Numbers displayed below is vital to the language. Irish cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Irish Numbers |
|---|---|
| numbers | Counting and the numbers |
| one | a haon/aon |
| two | dó |
| three | trí |
| four | ceathair |
| five | cúig |
| six | sé |
| seven | seacht |
| eight | ocht |
| nine | naoi |
| ten | deich |
| eleven | a haon déag |
| twelve | dó dhéag |
| thirteen | trí cinn déag |
| fourteen | ceathair déag/ceithre cinn déag |
| fifteen | cúig déag/cúig cinn déag |
| sixteen | sé déag/sé cinn déag |
| seventeen | seacht déag/seacht cinn déag |
| eighteen | ocht déag/ocht gcinn déag |
| nineteen | naoi déag/naoi gcinn déag |
| twenty | fiche/scór |
| hundred | céad |
| one thousand | míle |
| million | milliún |
Notice the structure of the Numbers in Irish.
Irish Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Irish. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Irish vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Irish Numbers |
|---|---|
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | an chéad |
| second | an dara |
| third | an tríú |
| fourth | an ceathrú |
| fifth | cúigiú |
| sixth | séú |
| seventh | seachtú |
| eighth | ochtú |
| ninth | naoú |
| tenth | deichiú |
| eleventh | an t-aonú ceann déag |
| twelfth | dara ceann déag/an dóú ceann déag |
| thirteenth | an tríú ceann déag |
| fourteenth | an ceathrú ceann déag |
| fifteenth | an cúigiú ceann déag |
| sixteenth | an séú ceann déag |
| seventeenth | an seachtú ceann déag |
| eighteenth | an t-ochtú ceann déag |
| nineteenth | an naoú ceann déag |
| twentieth | an fichiú ceann |
| once | aon uair amháin |
| twice | dhá uair/ faoi dhó |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Irish. Once you're done with the Gaelic Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Irish lessons here: Learn Irish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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