Money managementMoney - Reading exercise

44p

Ceithre is Irish for ‘four’, and daichead is the Irish for 'forty' - so this is 44p. It literally reads as 'four pence and forty'.

37p

Seacht is Irish for ‘seven’, and tríocha is the Irish for 'thirty' - so this is 37p. It literally reads as 'seven pence and thirty'. Remember that the seachteclipses (adds an urú to the noun pingine.

£13

Trí is Irish for ‘three’, and déag is the Irish for 'ten' - so this is £13. It literally reads as 'three pounds and ten'.

£66

Sé is Irish for ‘six’, and seasca is the Irish for 'sixty' - so this is £66. It literally reads as 'six pounds and sixty'.

£60

Seasca is Irish for ‘sixty’, so this is £60. Remember that when multiples of ten are involved, we don't change the spelling of the noun.

£5.20

Cúig is Irish for ‘five’, and fiche is the Irish for 'twenty' - so this is £5.20. It literally reads as 'five pounds twenty' - we do not need to add pingin on after fiche.

£2.50

Dhá is Irish for ‘two’, and caoga is the Irish for 'fifty' - so this is £2.50. We could also write this as dhá phunt go leith, meaning 'two pounds and a half'.