Details of how to talk about and write dates in Irish.
When writing dates, an abbreviated form is used. For example 3rd May = 3ú Márta, and is said an tríú lá de mhi na Mhárta. To add the year, you say sa bhliain ...
| Abbreviation | Full form |
|---|---|
| 1d | an chéad lá |
| 2a | an dara lá |
| 3ú | an triú lá |
| 4ú | an ceathrú lá |
| 5ú | an cúigiú lá |
| 6ú | an séú lá |
| 7ú | am seachtú lá |
| 8ú | an t-ochtú lá |
| 9ú | an naoú lá |
| 10ú | an deichiú lá |
| 11ú | an t-aonú lá déag |
| 12ú | an dara lá déag |
| 13ú | an triú lá déag |
| 14ú | an ceathrú lá déag |
| 15ú | an cúigiú lá déag |
| 16ú | an séú lá déag |
| 17ú | am seachtú lá déag |
| 18ú | an t-ochtú lá déag |
| 19ú | an naoú lá déag |
| 20ú | an fichiú lá |
| 21st | an t-aonú lá is fiche |
| 22nd | an dara lá is fiche |
| 23rd | an tríú lá is fiche |
| 24ú | an ceathrú lá is fiche |
| 25ú | an cúigú lá is fiche |
| 26ú | an séú lá is fiche |
| 27ú | an seachtú lá is fiche |
| 28ú | an t-ochtú lá is fiche |
| 29ú | an naoú lá is fiche |
| 30ú | an tríochadú lá |
| 31ú | an t-aonú lá is tríocha |
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When talking about dates, the months have the following forms.
| January | de (mhi) Eanáir |
|---|---|
| February | de (mhi) Feabhra |
| March | de (mhi na) Márta |
| April | de (mhi) Aibreáin |
| May | de (mhi) Bhealtaine |
| June | de (mhi an) Mheithimh |
| July | de (mhi) Iúil |
| August | de (mhi) Lunasa |
| September | de (mhi) Mheán Fómhair |
| October | de (mhi) Dheireadh Fómhair |
| November | de (mhi na) Samhna |
| December | de (mhi na) Nollag |
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| Monday | Dé Luan |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | Dé Mairt |
| Wednesday | Dé Céadaoin |
| Thursday | Déardaoin |
| Friday | Dé h-Aoine |
| Saturday | Dé Sathairn |
| Sunday | Dé Domhnaigh |
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Hear how to talk about dates in Irish:
Information about writing dates in Irish
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zw36qfr/articles/z62tqfr
http://studycentral.weebly.com/irish/an-litir-vocabulary
https://blogs.transparent.com/irish/orduimhreacha-i-ngaeilge-ordinal-numbers-in-irish/
https://quizlet.com/ie/428336251/datai-as-gaeilge-flash-cards/
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