Days and months - BBC Bitesize

Do you know the days and months in Irish? Learn some helpful words and phrases and test yourself on others you may already know!

Irish	English
An Luan	Monday
An Mháirt	Tuesday
An Chéadaoin	Wednesday
An Déardaoin	Thursday
An Aoine	Friday
An Satharn	Saturday
An Domhnach	Sunday

When talking about what you do on days of the week, for example I will see you on Tuesday , take away an and replace it with Dé. This also changes the spelling of the days in Irish.

The only day that doesn't need a Dé in front of is An Déardaoin, because it already has Dé in the word!

See all the examples below:

Irish	English
Dé Luain	on Monday
Dé Máirt	on Tuesday
Dé Céadaoin	on Wednesday
Déardaoin	on Thursday
DéhAoine	on Friday
Dé Sathairn	on Saturday
Dé Domhnaigh	on Sunday

Seachtain an-ghnóthach

A very busy week

Fatima is writing to her penpal in the Gaeltacht. She has included some photos to show how she spends her week. Can you spot the days of the week?

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Is mise Fatima. Is duine gnóthach mé gan dabht!
I'm Fatima. I am a busy person, no doubt about it!
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Bím ar scoil ó Luan go hAoine, ach déanaim rud gach oíche fosta.
I attend school Monday to Friday, but I do something every evening as well.
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Chuaigh mé ag snámh ag an linn snámha inné.
I went swimming at the swimming pool yesterday.
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Bhí mé ag foghlaim pianó ag mo rang Dé Máirt. Bhí sé rud beag deacair.
I was learning piano at my class on Tuesday. It was a little difficult.
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Chuaigh mé chuig an ollmhargadh le mo mhamaí Dé Céadaoin.
I went to the supermarket with my mum on Wednesday.
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Bhí mé ag déanamh júdó oíche Dhéardaoin. Bhain mé sult as!
I was doing judo on Thursday evening. I enjoyed it!
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Lig mé mo scíth Dé hAoine. D’imir mé cluichí ar mo tháibléad.
I relaxed on Friday. I played games on my tablet.
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Chuaigh mé chuig an phictiúrlann le mo chairde Dé Sathairn. D’ith muid grán rósta — is breá liom é!
I go to the cinema with my friends on Saturday. We ate popcorn — I really like it!
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Thug mé cuairt ar mo mháthair mhór Dé Domhnaigh. Rinne sí brioscaí dom agus bhí siad blasta!
I visited my grandmother on Sunday. She made biscuits for me and they were tasty!
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Ina dhiadh sin ar fad, tá tuirse an domhain orm! Cad é fá dtaobh duitse? Cad é a rinne tú an tseachtain seo a chuaigh thart? Slán go fóill!
After all that, I am exhausted! What about you? What did you do last week? Bye for now!

Na míonna agus na séasúir

Irish	English
Eanáir	January
Feabhra	February
Márta	March
Aibreán	April
Bealtaine	May
Meitheamh	June
Iúil	July
Lúnasa	August
Meán Fómhair	September
Deireadh Fómhair	October
Samhain	November
Nollaig	December