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Progress in Irish - Lesson 44
Many of us have learned to use "Mí" in front of the days of the months m to use the word "ina dhiadh" instead of "tar éis" when telling time, or to use "dé" in front of the days of the week,but here we are following the advice given in this book. Whatever system you use the word "lá causes the "d" in"déag" to lenite, just as it would after any singular noun ending in a vowel. Also note that the ordinal numbers prefix an"h" to a following noun starting with a vowel but there is no change to a consonant.
(lch. 71)
Inniu An Mháirt, an dara lá is fiche de Bhealtaine, sa bhliain dhá mhíle is a haon.
(lch. 72)1:
Dhá mhála
trí bhosca
cheithre
cheacht
cúig bhó
sé chóta
seacht gcearc
ocht bhfuinneog,
naoi bpáirc [naoi ngort]
deich bpeann
deich n-úll
deich n-oíche.
2:
An cúigiú lá is fiche de mhí na Nollag
an seachtú
lá dhéag de Mhárta
an cuigiú lá dhéag de Lúnasa
an cheathrú lá d'Iúil
an chéad
an t-aonú lá is tríochas de Dheireidh Fómhair
(lch. 73) 3:
An chéad pháiste
an dara hiníon
an triú fear
an cheathrú
hoíche
an cúigiú ceacht
an séú
cailín
an seachtú buachaill
an t-ochtú lá
an naoú mí
an deichiú páiste.
4. Tá sé cúig nóiméad tar éis a deich.
5. Bhí an Luan go dona ach bhí an Mháirt go hálainn.
6. Tá súil agam go mbeidh an Sathairn go breá.
7. Chonaic mé Dé Céadaoin é.
8. Ní fhaca mé Déardaoin é.
(bun an leathanaigh):
Many of us leanred to use a genitive plural after the personal numbers but here I am following the system recommended in this book. Other grammar books also permit the use of ordinary counting numbers before nouns that refer to a person: msh.: dhá shagart. Please note
also that in Ulster Irish the personal numbers may stand for inanimate objects but are not followed by a noun in that case.
Beirt chailín
triúr deartháir
ceathrar
deirfiúr
cúigear iníon
seisear dochtúir
seachtar banaltra
ochtar dalta/mac léinn/scoláire