Telling the time

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Do you know how to tell the time in Irish? Learn some helpful words and phrases and test yourself on others you may already know!

An t-am

The time

Cén t-am é?

Tá sé … .

Tá sé a … a chlog.

Tá sé a haon a chlog.

Tá sé a dó a chlog.

Tá sé a haon déag a chlog.

Tá sé a dó dhéag a chlog.

Tá sé beagnach a trí a chlog.

What time is it?

It is … .

It is … o'clock.

It is one o'clock.

It is two o'clock.

It is eleven o'clock.

It is twelve o'clock.

It's nearly three o'clock.

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Uaireanta, bomaití agus soicindí

Hours, minutes and seconds

IrishEnglish
i ndiadhpast
go dtíto
leathhalf
ceathrúquarter
uairhour
leathuairhalf-hour
bomaiteminute
soicindsecond
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