Time in Scottish Gaelic

How to tell the time in Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language spoken mainly in Scotland and Canada.

Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons

Telling the time

English	Scottish Gaelic Gaelic (Gàidhlig)
What time is it?	De'n uair a tha e?
It's one o'clock	Tha e uair
It's quarter past one	The e cairteal an dèidh uair
It's half past one	The e leth-uair an dèidh uair
It's quarter to two	Tha e cairteal gu dhà
It's two o'clock	Tha e dà uair
It's quarter past two	The e cairteal an dèidh dhà
It's half past two	The e leth-uair an dèidh dhà
It's quarter to three	Tha e cairteal gu trì
It's three o'clock	Tha e trì uairean
It's quarter past three	The e cairteal an dèidh trì
It's half past three	The e leth-uair an dèidh trì
It's quarter to four	Tha e cairteal gu ceithir
It's four o'clock	Tha e ceithir uairean
It's quarter past four	The e cairteal an dèidh ceithir
It's half past four	The e leth-uair an dèidh ceithir
It's quarter to five	Tha e cairteal gu còig
It's five o'clock	Tha e còig uairean
It's quarter past five	The e cairteal an dèidh còig
It's half past five	The e leth-uair an dèidh còig
It's quarter to six	Tha e cairteal gu sia
It's six o'clock	Tha e sia uairean
It's quarter past six	The e cairteal an dèidh sia
It's half past six	The e leth-uair an dèidh sia
It's quarter to seven	Tha e cairteal gu seachd
It's seven o'clock	Tha e seachd uairean
It's quarter past seven	The e cairteal an dèidh seachd
It's half past seven	The e leth-uair an dèidh seachd
It's quarter to eight	Tha e cairteal gu ochd
It's eight o'clock	Tha e ochd uairean
It's quarter past eight	The e cairteal an dèidh ochd
It's half past eight	The e leth-uair an dèidh ochd
It's quarter to nine	Tha e cairteal gu naoi
It's nine o'clock	Tha e naoi uairean
It's quarter past nine	The e cairteal an dèidh naoi
It's half past nine	The e leth-uair an dèidh naoi
It's quarter to ten	Tha e cairteal gu deich
It's ten o'clock	Tha e deich uairean
It's quarter past ten	The e cairteal an dèidh deich
It's half past ten	The e leth-uair an dèidh deich
It's quarter to eleven	Tha e cairteal gu aon deug
It's eleven o'clock	Tha e aon uair deug
It's quarter past eleven	The e cairteal an dèidh aon deug
It's half past eleven	The e leth-uair an dèidh aon deug
It's quarter to twelve	Tha e cairteal gu dhà dheug
It's twelve o'clock	Tha e dà uair dheug
It's quarter past twelve	The e cairteal an dèidh dhà dheug
It's half past twelve	The e leth-uair an dèidh dhà dheug
It's quarter to one	Tha e cairteal gu aon uair
it's midnight	Tha e meadhan oidhche
it's midday	Tha e meadhan là
in the morning	sa mhadainn
in the afternoon	feasgar
in the evening	feasgar

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Days of the week

Monday	Diluain
Tuesday	Dimàirt
Wednesday	Diciadain
Thursday	Diardaoin
Friday	Dihaoine
Saturday	Disatharna
Sunday	Didòmhnaich Là na Sàbaid

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Months of the year

January	am Faoilleach
February	an Gearran
March	am Màrt
April	an Giblean
May	an Cèitean
June	an t-Ògmhios
July	an t-luchar
August	an Lùnastal
September	an t-Sultain
October	an Dàmhair
November	an t-Samhain
December	an Dùbhlachd

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Seasons

Spring	earrach
Summer	samhradh
Autumn/Fall	foghar
Winter	geamhradh

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