Monday, July 18, 2011

Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons

Làithean na seachdain (Days of the week)
Didòmhnaich = Sunday
Diluain = Monday
Dimàirt = Tuesday
Diciadain = Wednesday
Diardaoin = Thursday
Dihaoine = Friday
Disathairne = Saturday

Mìosan (Months)
am Faoilleach = January
an Gearran = February
am Màrt = March
an Giblean = April
an Cèitean = May
an t-Ògmhìos = June
an t-Iuchar = July
an Lùnasdal = August
an t-Sultain = September
an Dàmhair = October
an t-Samhain = November
an Dùbhlachd = December

Ràithean (Seasons)
an t-Earrach = Spring
an Samhradh = Summer
an Foghar = Autumn
an Geamhradh = Winter

To hear how these are said, either listen here (click on Faclan Feumail 7; they're the first half of the sound file): http://www.edu.pe.ca/gray/class_pages/rxmacdonald/gaelicclass/classindex.html

Or check out BBC's site,
Seasons: http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/units/unit_32/
Days of the Week: http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/units/unit_04/

Some of the words also have IPA and/or sound files in this dictionary: http://www.faclair.com/

Monday, July 4, 2011

Numbers

1 aon
2 dà
3 trì
4 ceithir
5 còig
6 sia
7 seachd
8 ochd
9 naoi
10 deich

In Gaelic aon often lenites: aon thaigh (one house)
Dà lenites for dual marking: dà thaigh (two houses)
Plural starts at trì and the most common plural suffix is -an/-ean: trì taighean (three houses)

When numbering things or when counting, put 'a' before the numbers:

a h-aon
a dhà
a trì
a ceithir
a còig
a sia
a seachd
a h-ochd
a naoi
a deich

Ex: page 8 = duilleag a h-ochd
duilleag = page

You can listen to the numbers 1-10 here: http://www.scottishradiance.com/galphr/galphr9803.htm
or the numbers 1-20 here (click on aireamhan (aireamhan = numbers)): http://www.edu.pe.ca/gray/class_pages/rxmacdonald/gaelicclass/classindex.html

Dathan

dearg = red
uaine = green (except for grass)
buidhe = yellow
gorm = blue (and grass green)
dubh = dubh
geal = white
donn = brown
glas = dark grey
pinc = pinc
purpaidh = purple
orains = orange
bàn = blond
ruadh = red hair or reddish brown
liath = light grey or light blue

Dè an dath a tha seo/sin?
Gloss: What DEF:ART colour RELATIVE BE this/that
What colour is this/that?

Tha seo/sin (dath).
Gloss: BE:PRES this/that (colour).
This/that is (colour)

seo = this
sin = that (close by)
siud = yonder/that (far away)