Oisean a' Ghr脿mair: Sreath 2: 12
ÀIREAMHAN / NUMBERS
Às dèidh Cia mheud (‘How many?’), dà (2), fichead (20), ceud (100) :
ainmear singilte (‘singular, not plural’).
CIA MHEUD?
Cia mheud litir a tha san aibideil Ròmanach? ‘the Roman alphabet’?
Cia mheud litir a tha san aibideil anns a’ Ghàidhlig?
Cia mheud prògram a tha san t-sreath seo de Beag air Bheag?
Cia mheud sgioba a bha sa cho-fharpais?
‘How many teams were in the competition?’
2 Dà + ainmear singilte + sèimheachadh
trì bùird dà bhòrd
còig dealbhan dà dhealbh
sia puingean dà phuing
trì faclan dà fhacal
12 Dà + ainmear singilte (+ sèimheachadh) + dheug
Dà uair dheug. 12 hours (‘two hour teen’), 12 oclock
Cia mheud mìos a tha sa bhliadhna? Dà mhìos dheug. Tha dà mhìos dheug anns a’ bhliadhna.
‘There are twelve months in the year.’
Tha an dà phuing dheug againne a’ dol gu Latvia.
‘Our twelve points go to Latvia.’
20 Fichead + ainmear singilte
Fichead not twenty pounds
Fichead cù twenty dogs
fichead triop twenty times
100 Ceud + ainmear singilte
Ceud pìobaire ‘a hundred pipers’
Ceud bliadhna ‘a hundred years’
Ceud ainm-sgrìobhte 'a hundred signatures’
ceud ‘100’
Ceud latha ‘a hundred days’
Ceud facal ‘a hundred words’
Ceud bliadhna 'a hundred years’
a’ chiad ‘the first’ (+ sèimheachadh)*
a’ chiad latha ‘the first day’
a’ chiad fhacal ‘the first word’
a’ chiad bhliadhna ‘the first year’
*Ach thoiribh an aire:
an t-aona linn fichead 'the 21st century'
an t-aona linn deug 'the 11th century'
Bha Gàidhlig ga bruidhinn air feadh Alba anns an aona linn deug, agus nach math gu bheil i fhathast ga bruidhinn anns an aona linn fichead.
‘Gaelic was spoken throughout Scotland in the 11th c., and isn’t it great that it’s still spoken in the 21st.’
deug (‘teen’, 11–19): ainmear anns a’ mheadhan (noun in the middle)
còig prògraman deug ’15 programmes (five programmes teen)’
ochd litrichean deug ‘18 letters (eight letters teen)’
sia sgiobaidhean deug ’16 teams (six teams teen)’
an naoidheamh linn deug ‘the 19th century (ninth century teen)’
aon uair deug ‘11 hours (one hour teen), eleven o’clock’
dà uair dheug ‘twelve hours (‘two hour teen’), 12 o’clock’ (also pronounced dà-reug)
Cuin a chaidh na rathaidean-iarainn a thogail?
‘When were the railroads built?’ Anns an naoidheamh linn deug,
An coinnich sinn aig aon uair deug?
‘Will we meet at 11 o’clock?’
Dè mu dheidhinn dà uair dheug?
‘What about 12 noon?’
Coinnichidh sinn aig dà uair dheug, ma-thà - airson breacaist.
‘We’ll meet at 12, then – for breakfast.’
Puing a bharrachd:
leth-cheud (50) agus mìle (1000) + ainmear singilte
Leth-cheud duine, leth-cheud bliadhna, leth-cheud taigh
Mìle duine, mìle bliadhna, mìle fàilte, ceud mìle fàilte
