Telling the time in the Goidelic Celtic languages

How to tell the time in Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic.

English	Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge)	Manx Gaelic (Gaelg)	Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)
What time is it?	Cén t-am atá sé? Cén t-am é? Cad é an t-am atá sé?	Cre'n traa t'eh?	De'n uair a tha e?
It's one o'clock	Tá sé a haon a chlog	T'eh nane er y chlag	Tha e uair
It's quarter past one	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a haon	T'eh kerroo lurg nane	The e cairteal an dèidh uair
It's half past one	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a haon	T'eh lieh oor lurg nane	The e leth-uair an dèidh uair
It's quarter to two	Tá sé ceathrú chun a dó	T'eh kerroo gys jees	Tha e cairteal gu dhà
It's two o'clock	Tá sé a dó a chlog	T'eh jees er y chlag	Tha e dà uair
It's quarter past two	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a dó	T'eh kerroo lurg jees	The e cairteal an dèidh dhà
It's half past two	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a dó	T'eh lieh oor lurg jees	The e leth-uair an dèidh dhà
It's quarter to three	Tá sé ceathrú chun a trí	T'eh kerroo gys tree	Tha e cairteal gu trì
It's three o'clock	Tá sé a trí a chlog	T'eh tree er y chlag	Tha e trì uairean
It's quarter past three	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a trí	T'eh kerroo lurg tree	The e cairteal an dèidh trì
It's half past three	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a trí	T'eh lieh oor lurg tree	The e leth-uair an dèidh trì
It's quarter to four	Tá sé ceathrú chun a ceathair	T'eh kerroo gys kiare	Tha e cairteal gu ceithir
It's four o'clock	Tá sé a ceathair a chlog	T'eh kiare er y chlag	Tha e ceithir uairean
It's quarter past four	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a ceathair	T'eh kerroo lurg kiare	The e cairteal an dèidh ceithir
It's half past four	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a ceathair	T'eh lieh oor lurg kiare	The e leth-uair an dèidh ceithir
It's quarter to five	Tá sé ceathrú chun a cúig	T'eh kerroo gys queig	Tha e cairteal gu còig
It's five o'clock	Tá sé a cúig a chlog	T'eh queig er y chlag	Tha e còig uairean
It's quarter past five	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a cúig	T'eh kerroo lurg queig	The e cairteal an dèidh còig
It's half past five	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a cúig	T'eh lieh oor lurg queig	The e leth-uair an dèidh còig
It's quarter to six	Tá sé ceathrú chun a sé	T'eh kerroo gys shey	Tha e cairteal gu sia
It's six o'clock	Tá sé a sé a chlog	T'eh shey er y chlag	Tha e sia uairean
It's quarter past six	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a sé	T'eh kerroo lurg shey	The e cairteal an dèidh sia
It's half past six	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a sé	T'eh lieh oor lurg shey	The e leth-uair an dèidh sia
It's quarter to seven	Tá sé ceathrú chun a seacht	T'eh kerroo gys shiaght	Tha e cairteal gu seachd
It's seven o'clock	Tá sé a seacht a chlog	T'eh shiaght er y chlag	Tha e seachd uairean
It's quarter past seven	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a seacht	T'eh kerroo lurg shiaght	The e cairteal an dèidh seachd
It's half past seven	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a seacht	T'eh lieh oor lurg shiaght	The e leth-uair an dèidh seachd
It's quarter to eight	Tá sé ceathrú chun a hocht	T'eh kerroo gys hoght	Tha e cairteal gu ochd
It's eight o'clock	Tá sé a hocht a chlog	T'eh hoght er y chlag	Tha e ochd uairean
It's quarter past eight	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a hocht	T'eh kerroo lurg hoght	The e cairteal an dèidh ochd
It's half past eight	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a hocht	T'eh lieh oor lurg hoght	The e leth-uair an dèidh ochd
It's quarter to nine	Tá sé ceathrú chun a naoi	T'eh kerroo gys nuy	Tha e cairteal gu naoi
It's nine o'clock	Tá sé a naoi a chlog	T'eh nuy er y chlag	Tha e naoi uairean
It's quarter past nine	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a naoi	T'eh kerroo lurg nuy	The e cairteal an dèidh naoi
It's half past nine	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a naoi	T'eh lieh oor lurg nuy	The e leth-uair an dèidh naoi
It's quarter to ten	Tá sé ceathrú chun a deich	T'eh kerroo gys jeih	Tha e cairteal gu deich
It's ten o'clock	Tá sé a deich a chlog	T'eh jeih er y chlag	Tha e deich uairean
It's quarter past ten	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a deich	T'eh kerroo lurg jeih	The e cairteal an dèidh deich
It's half past ten	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a deich	T'eh lieh oor lurg jeih	The e leth-uair an dèidh deich
It's quarter to eleven	Tá sé ceathrú chun a haon déag	T'eh kerroo gys nane jeig	Tha e cairteal gu aon deug
It's eleven o'clock	Tá sé a haon déag a chlog	T'eh nane jeig er y chlag	Tha e aon uair deug
It's quarter past eleven	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a haon déag	T'eh kerroo lurg nane jeig	The e cairteal an dèidh aon deug
It's half past eleven	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a haon déag	T'eh lieh oor lurg nane jeig	The e leth-uair an dèidh aon deug
It's quarter to twelve	Tá sé ceathrú chun a dó dhéag	T'eh kerroo gys daa-yeig	Tha e cairteal gu dhà dheug
It's twelve o'clock	Tá sé a dó dhéag a chlog	T'eh daa-yeig er y chlag	Tha e dà uair dheug
It's quarter past twelve	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a dó dhéag	T'eh kerroo lurg daa-yeig	The e cairteal an dèidh dhà dheug
It's half past twelve	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a dó dhéag	T'eh lieh oor lurg daa-yeig	The e leth-uair an dèidh dhà dheug
It's quarter to one	Tá sé ceathrú chun a haon	T'eh kerroo gys nane	Tha e cairteal gu aon uair
it's midnight	Tá sé meán oíche	T'eh mean oie	Tha e meadhan oidhche
it's midday	Tá sé meán lae	T'eh munlaa	Tha e meadhan là
in the morning	ar maidin	'syn voghrey	sa mhadainn
in the afternoon	sa tráthnóna	'syn fastyr	feasgar
in the evening	istoíche	'syn oie	feasgar

Notes

In Ulster Irish i ndhiaidh is often used for after instead of tar éis, e.g. Tá sé leath i ndiaidh a haon (It's half past one), and go dti is used for to instead of chun, e.g. Tá sé ceathrú go dtí a dó (It's quarter to two).

Translations compiled by Simon Ager, with corrections to the Irish by Ruairí Ó hEithir

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