The Highland Council ~ Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd

Time 2

We now need to learn some basis phrases to talk about time.

 

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Tha e ceithir mionaidean an dèidh ....

It is four minutes past ...

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Tha e cairteal an dèidh ...

It is quarter past ....

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Tha e leth-uair an dèidh ...

It is half past ...

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Tha e naoi mionaidean deug gu ...

It is nineteen minutes to ...

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Tha e cairteal gu ...

It is quarter to ...

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Tha e dè mhionaid gu

It is two minutes to ...

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Here’s how to pinpoint events:

   

Aig

At

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Ro

Before

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An dèidh

After

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As dèidh

After

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Timcheall air

Around\About

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Tha lòn ann aig meadhan-latha

Lunch is at mid-day

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Tha an leasan sin as dèidh ...

That lesson is after ....

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Nì sinn Gàidhlig ro àm-bìdhe

We'll do Gaelic before lunch

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Bidh am Post' againn mu ...

We'll have the Post about ....

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Thèid sinn a-mach timcheall air tri uairean

We'll go out around 3 o'clock

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