Time in Irish

How to tell the time in Irish, a Celtic language spoken in Ireland

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

Telling the time

English	Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge)
What time is it?	Cén t-am atá sé? Cén t-am é? Cad é an t-am atá sé?
It's one o'clock	Tá sé a haon a chlog
It's quarter past one	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a haon
It's half past one	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a haon
It's quarter to two	Tá sé ceathrú chun a dó
It's two o'clock	Tá sé a dó a chlog
It's quarter past two	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a dó
It's half past two	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a dó
It's quarter to three	Tá sé ceathrú chun a trí
It's three o'clock	Tá sé a trí a chlog
It's quarter past three	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a trí
It's half past three	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a trí
It's quarter to four	Tá sé ceathrú chun a ceathair
It's four o'clock	Tá sé a ceathair a chlog
It's quarter past four	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a ceathair
It's half past four	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a ceathair
It's quarter to five	Tá sé ceathrú chun a cúig
It's five o'clock	Tá sé a cúig a chlog
It's quarter past five	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a cúig
It's half past five	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a cúig
It's quarter to six	Tá sé ceathrú chun a sé
It's six o'clock	Tá sé a sé a chlog
It's quarter past six	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a sé
It's half past six	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a sé
It's quarter to seven	Tá sé ceathrú chun a seacht
It's seven o'clock	Tá sé a seacht a chlog
It's quarter past seven	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a seacht
It's half past seven	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a seacht
It's quarter to eight	Tá sé ceathrú chun a hocht
It's eight o'clock	Tá sé a hocht a chlog
It's quarter past eight	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a hocht
It's half past eight	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a hocht
It's quarter to nine	Tá sé ceathrú chun a naoi
It's nine o'clock	Tá sé a naoi a chlog
It's quarter past nine	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a naoi
It's half past nine	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a naoi
It's quarter to ten	Tá sé ceathrú chun a deich
It's ten o'clock	Tá sé a deich a chlog
It's quarter past ten	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a deich
It's half past ten	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a deich
It's quarter to eleven	Tá sé ceathrú chun a haon déag
It's eleven o'clock	Tá sé a haon déag a chlog
It's quarter past eleven	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a haon déag
It's half past eleven	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a haon déag
It's quarter to twelve	Tá sé ceathrú chun a dó dhéag
It's twelve o'clock	Tá sé a dó dhéag a chlog
It's quarter past twelve	Tá sé ceathrú tar éis a dó dhéag
It's half past twelve	Tá sé leathuair tar éis a dó dhéag
It's quarter to one	Tá sé ceathrú chun a haon
it's midnight	Tá sé meán oíche
it's midday	Tá sé meán lae
in the morning	ar maidin
in the afternoon	sa tráthnóna
in the evening	istoíche

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 by Ruairí Ó hEithir

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Days of the week

Monday	Dé Luan
Tuesday	Dé Mairt
Wednesday	Dé Céadaoin
Thursday	Déardaoin
Friday	Dé h-Aoine
Saturday	Dé Sathairn
Sunday	Dé Domhnaigh

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Months of the year

January	Eanáir / mí Eanáir
February	Feabhra / mí Feabhra
March	Márta / mí an Mhárta
April	Aibreán / mí Aibreán
May	Bealtaine / mí na Bealtaine
June	Meitheamh / mí an Mheithimh
July	Iúil / mí Iúil
August	Lúnasa / mí Lúnasa
September	Meán Fómhair / mí Mheán Fómhair
October	Deireadh Fómhair / mí Dheireadh Fómhair
November	Samhain / mí na Samhna
December	Nollaig / mí na Nollag

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Seasons

Spring	earrach
Summer	samhradh
Autumn/Fall	fómhar
Winter	geimhreadh

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Telling the time in Celtic languages

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