Time

Dè an uair a tha e What time is it?

uair "hour/o'clock" uairean "hours" Tha e aon uair deug It is 11 o'cock

uair	1:00
dà uair	2:00
trì uaireann	3:00
ceithir uairean	4:00
còig uairean	5:00
sia uairean	6:00
seachd uairean	7:00
ochd uairean	8:00
naoi uairean	9:00
deich uairean	10:00
aon uair deug	11:00
dà uair dheug	12:00

• cairteal an dèidh/cairteal as dèidh "quarter past"
  • cairteal as dèidh sia "quarter past 6"
• cairteal gu "quarter to"
  • cairteal gu seachd "Quarter to 7"
• leth-uair as dèidh "half past ..."
  • leth-uair as dèidh trì "half past 3

• an-dè "yesterday"
• a-màireach "tomorrow"
• a-raoir "last night"
• an ath-oidhche "tomorrow night"
• an-diugh "today"
• feasgar "afternoon/evening"
• madainn "morning"
• anns an fheasgar "in the afternoon/p.m"
• anns a' mhadainn "in the morning/a.m"
• Tha e gu bhith dà uair "it's nearly 2"
• meadhan-oidhche "midnight"
• meadhan-latha "noon/mid day"
• nòin "noon"
• timcheall air "around"
• timcheall air còig uairean "around 5:00"
• Latha "day"
• Seachdain "week"
• mìos "month"
• Bliadhna "year"

See Also

• Seasons
• Months
• Days of the week
• Dates
• Adverbs of time

External Links

• Highland Council page on telling the time

References

Fisher, Muriel (2009) Scottish Gaelic Level 2. Seattle Each-mara publications.