Telling the time Ag innse na h-uarach
Half past / Quarter to...Leth-uair an dèidh / Cairteal gu...
Telling the time
Look out for the following pieces of vocabulary in this clip.
leth-uair an dèidh … half past…
leth-uair an dèidh sia half past six
cairteal gu ceithir quarter to four
cairteal an dèidh quarter past
tha e aon uair deug it is eleven o’ clock
tha e dà uair dheug it is twelve o’clock
We have already seen that the word dà can affect the beginning of the following word, such as dà chofaidh, dà fhichead. A vowel is not followed by an h, so two o’ clock is just dà uair, but the phrase for twelve o’ clock is. It is affected as the beginning of deug is affected as dà uair dheug.
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| Eilidh | O haidh, mamaidh. Dè an uair a tha e? | Oh hi, mum. What time is it? |
| Mrs MacLeod | È, tha e gu bhith uair. Eilidh! | Eh, it’s going to be one. Helen! |
| Eilidh | Mamaidh! Cuin a tha am film air? | Mum! When is the film on? |
| Mrs MacLeod | Ò, am film. | Oh, the film. |
| Eilidh | Am film, am film! Three Men and a Baby. Cuin a tha Three Men and a Baby air? | The film, the film! Three Men and a Baby. When is Three Men and a Baby on? |
| Mrs MacLeod | Three Men and a Baby. Three Men and a Baby. | Three Men and a Baby. Three Men and a Baby. |
| Eilidh | Air an telebhisean! | On the television! |
| Mrs MacLeod | Uill! | Well! |
| Eilidh | Eh? | Eh? |
| Mrs MacLeod | Cuin a tha am film air? | When is the film on? |
| Eilidh | Ò! Aig dà uair. | Oh! At two o’ clock. |
| Mr MacLeod | Dè an uair a tha e? | What time is it? |
| Mrs MacLeod | Tha e uair. | It’s one. |
| Eòghann | Cuin a tha am ball-coise air? | When is the football on? |
| Mrs MacLeod | Eh? | Eh? |
| Mr MacLeod | Aig dà uair. Tha am ball-coise air aig dà uair, a bhalaich. | At two o’ clock. The football is on at two o’ clock, son. |
| Mrs MacLeod | Aig dà uair. Tha am ball-coise air aig dà uair. | At two o’ clock. The football is on at two o’ clock. |
| Eòghann | Leth-uair an dèidh uair. Dadaidh, dadaidh. Greasaibh oirbh. Tha e leth-uair an dèidh uair. Dadaidh, dadaidh! Greasaibh oirbh! Tha e gu bhith dà uair! | Half past one. Dad, Dad! Hurry up! It’s half past one. Dad, Dad! Hurry up! It’s going to be two o’ clock! |
| Eòghann / Mr MacLeod | Eilidh! | Helen! |
| Driving Instructor | Halò, feasgar math. Thig a-steach. | Hello, good afternoon. Come in. |
| Eilidh | Mamaidh! Tha e dà uair. Tha Three Men and a Baby air aig dà uair. Tha Eòghann agus Dadaidh... Mamaidh? Mamaidh? | Mum! It’s two o’ clock. Three Men and a Baby is on at two o’ clock. Euan and Dad are... Mum? Mum? |
