Reading a variety of Gaelic texts will help you to understand the language. This piece and the related quiz include phrases connected to occupations, days of the week and telling the time.
Cairteal an dèidh còig is the Gaelic for 'quarter past five'. To write 'am' and 'pm' in Gaelic, we use m (short for madainn - 'morning') and f (from feasgar - 'afternoon/evening')
10am – 10m
10pm – 10f
Question
What time does she finish work?
Maria finishes work at 11pm.
aig aon uair deug is the Gaelic word for 'at 11'.
Question
What would Maria like to do when she finishes college?
To be a cook in a smart restaurant.
Chòrdadh e rium a bhith nam chòcaire ann an taigh-bìdh spaideil.
