How to Count People in Irish, 11-20
Following on from our previous video, How to Count People, 1-10, we’re now going to take a look at How to Count People in Irish, 11-20!
How to Count People in Irish, 11-20
The grammatical structure for counting people past the number ten changes a bit, but it’s easy to remember after some practice. Let’s get started!
To say “eleven people”, you say “aon duine dhéag”.
Twelve people: dhá dhuine dhéag.
Thirteen people: trí dhuine dhéag.
Fourteen people: ceithre dhuine dhéag.
Fifteen people: cúig dhuine dhéag.
Sixteen people: sé dhuine dhéag.
Seventeen people: seacht nduine dhéag”.
Eighteen people: ocht nduine dhéag.
Nineteen people: naoi nduine dhéag.
Twenty people: fiche duine.
From the start: aon duine dhéag, dhá dhuine dhéag, trí dhuine dhéag, ceithre dhuine dhéag, cúig dhuine dhéag, sé dhuine dhéag, seacht nduine dhéag, ocht nduine dhéag, naoi nduine dhéag agus fiche duine!
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