Your Age
This is how you say how old you are. Let’s start at the age of 13.
| Tá mé ____ d’aois = I am ____ old
/taw may ____ deesh/ |
| Age | In Irish | Pronunciation |
| 13 | trí bliana déag | tree BLEE-an-ah jayg |
| 14 | ceithre bliana déag | keh-re BLEE-an-ah jayg |
| 15 | cúig bliana déag | KOO-ig BLEE-an-ah jayg |
| 16 | sé bliana déag | shay BLEE-an-ah jayg |
| 17 | seacht mbliana déag | shockt MLEE-an-ah jayg |
| 18 | ocht mbliana déag | uhkt MLEE-an-ah jayg |
| 19 | naoi mbliana déag | nay MLEE-an-ah jayg |
| 20 | fiche bliain | FIH-ha BLEE-an |
| 21 | bliain is fiche | BLEE-an iss FIH-ha |
| 22 | dhá bhliain is fiche | gaw VLEE-an iss FIH-ha |
| 23 | trí bliana is fiche | tree BLEE-an-ah iss FIH-ha |
| 24 | ceithre bliana is fiche | keh-re BLEE-an-ah iss FIH-ha |
| 25 | cúig bliana is fiche | KOO-ig BLEE-an-ah iss FIH-ha |
| 26 | sé bliana is fiche | shay BLEE-an-ah iss FIH-ha |
| 27 | seacht mbliana is fiche | shockt MLEE-an-ah iss FIH-ha |
| 28 | ocht mbliana is fiche | ukht MLEE-an-ah iss FIH-ha |
| 29 | naoi mbliana is fiche | nay MLEE-an-ah iss FIH-ha |
| 30 | tríocha bliain | TREE-ock-ah BLEE-an |
For ages above 30, follow the same pattern as the twenties, only substitute “tríoch” (30), “daichead,” (40), “caoga” (50), “seasca” (60), “seachtó” (70), “ochtó” (80), or “nócha” (90)
33 trí bliana is tríocha
37 seacht mbliana is tríocha
40 daichea
45 cúig bliana is daichead
50 caoga bliain
56 sé bliana is caoga
60 seasca bliain
64 ceithre bliana is seasca
70 seachtó bliain
78 ocht mbliana is seachtó
80 ochtó bliain
82 dhá bhliain is ochtó
90 nócha
99 naoi mbliana is nócha
100 céa
101 bliain is céad
105 cúig bliana is céad
Written by Oisín.
kinley said,
September 25, 2008 @ 11:06 pm
can you please tell me how to pronounce “faram choiche”
Thanx.