Numbers
Can you identify numbers of objects and people in Irish?
Getting started
Déan cuntas go dtí a deich
Speaking
Can you count to ten? Déan cuntas go dtí a deich.
a náid - zero
a haon - one
a dó - two
a trí - three
a ceathair - four
a cúig - five
a sé - six
a seacht - seven
a hocht - eight
a naoi - nine
a deich - ten
Important to remember
Instead of dó, we use dhá for the number two when followed by a noun, for example:
- two tables - dhá thábla
Instead of ceathair, we use ceithre for the number four when followed by a noun, for example:
- four tables - ceithre thábla
To count from 11 to 19, we simply add déag after the first number.
| a haon déag | eleven |
| a dó dhéag | twelve |
| a trí deag | thirteen |
| a ceathair déag | fourteen |
| a cúig déag | fifteen |
| a sé déag | sixteen |
| a seacht déag | seventeen |
| a hocht déag | eighteen |
| a naoi déag | nineteen |
Did you notice that number twelve is slightly different? It takes dhéag instead of déag.