Days and months - BBC Bitesize

Do you know the days and months in Irish? Learn some helpful words and phrases and test yourself on others you may already know!

Irish	English
An Luan	Monday
An Mháirt	Tuesday
An Chéadaoin	Wednesday
An Déardaoin	Thursday
An Aoine	Friday
An Satharn	Saturday
An Domhnach	Sunday

When talking about what you do on days of the week, for example I will see you on Tuesday , take away an and replace it with Dé. This also changes the spelling of the days in Irish.

The only day that doesn't need a Dé in front of is Thursday - An Déardaoin - because it already has Dé in the word!

See all the examples below:

Irish	English
Dé Luain	Monday
Dé Máirt	Tuesday
Dé Céadaoin	Wednesday
Déardaoin	Thursday
Dé hAoine	Friday
Dé Sathairn	Saturday
Dé Domhnaigh	Sunday

Seachtain an-ghnóthach

A very busy week

Fatima is writing to her penpal in the Gaeltacht. She has included some photos to show how she spends her week. Can you spot the days of the week?

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Is mise Fatima. Is duine gnóthach mé gan dabht!
I'm Fatima. I am a busy person, no doubt about it!
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Freastalaím ar scoil ó Luan go hAoine, ach déanaim rud gach oíche fosta.
I attend school Monday to Friday, but I do something every evening as well.
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Téim ag snámh sa linn snámha oíche Dé Luain.
I go swimming in the swimming pool on Monday night
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Foghlaimím pianó ag mo rang Dé Máirt. Bíonn sé deacair ó am go ham.
I learn piano at my class on Tuesday. It's difficult from time to time.
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Téim chuig an ollmhargadh le mo mhamaí Dé Céadaoin.
I go to the supermarket with my mum on Wednesday.
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Déanaim júdó oíche Déardaoin. Bainim sult as!
I do judo on Thursday evening. I enjoy it!
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Ligim mo scíth Dé hAoine. Imrím cluichí ar mo tháibléad.
I relax on Friday. I play games on my tablet.
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Téim chuig an phictúirlann le mo chairde tráthnóna Dé Sathairn. Itheann muid grán rósta - is breá liom é!
I go to the cinema with my friends on Saturday afternoon. We eat popcorn - I really like it!
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Tugaim cuairt ar mo sheanmháthair maidin Dé Domhnaigh. Ó am go ham déanann sí brioscaí dom agus bíonn siad blasta!
I visit my grandmother on Sunday morning. From time to time she makes biscuits for me and they are tasty!
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I ndiadh sin ar fad, bíonn tuirse an domhain orm! Cad é fútsa? Cad é a dhéanann tú gach seachtain? Slán go fóill!
After all that, I am exhausted! What about you? What do you every week? Bye for now!

Míosa agus na séasúir

Irish	English
Eanáir	January
Feabhra	February
Márta	March
Aibreán	April
Bealtaine	May
Meitheamh	June
Iúil	July
Lúnasa	August
Meán Fómhair	September
Deireadh Fómhair	October
Samhain	November
Nollaig	December