In this video I'm going to share with you some words and phrases to help you
tell the time in Irish, and at the end of this video have a look at your watch,
your clock or your screen and see what time it is and using the words and
phrases you've learned in this video, let me know in the comments section what time
it is as you finish watching this video. Now before you answer the question
Cén t-am é? that means what time is it? it's very important you
understand the numbers from 1 to 12 so you have a good foundation for telling
the time, let's look at those now - a haon, a dó, a trí, a ceathair, a cúig, a sé
a seacht, a hocht, a naoi, a deich, a haon déag, a dó dhéag. So make sure you know those
first and that'll be a good start. Am is time, in am in time, díreach in am
just in time - díreach in am, tháinig mé in am don lón = I arrived in time for lunch
clog is a clock
Tá an clog sin luath = that clock is fast
let's look at some examples of some times now that you might see on the clock
Ar a ceathair a chlog - at 4 o'clock
Tá sé a cúig a chlog = it is five o clock
meánlae is midday, meán oíche midnight
Leathuair is a half hour and we would use this to explain half past whatever hour
it is, so for example Leathuair tar éis a haon means half one (half past one)
you could also say i ndiaidh instead of
tar éis if you wanted to, so for example at half-past two = ar leathuair i ndiaidh a dó
just another way of saying half past the hour
Ceathrú is quarter so you would use this to maybe explain a quarter past the hour
or a quarter to the hour ceathrú tar éis a deich = a quarter past ten
ceathrú go dtí a haon déag = means a quarter to 11
you could also say chun instead of go dtí if you wanted to
ceathrú chun a haon déag = a quarter to 11
fiche chun a haon déag is twenty to 11
so more phrases then to do with telling the time could be the following
Tá sé in am an bóthar a bhualadh = it's time to hit the road
and if you wanted to say it's time to go - Tá sé in am imeacht
so have a look at your watch
let me know the time in the comment section using the words and phrases that
you've learned in this video and I will see you very soon
when I'll be making another Irish language video
Go raibh maith agat agus slán go fóill.