Gaeilge Vocabulary Mat — Colours & Numbers
A bilingual Irish/English vocabulary mat for Junior and Senior Infants: the numbers 1–20 in Irish with pronunciation guide, and all colours in Irish. Display on desks, laminate for daily use.
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Uimhreacha — Numbers 1–20
- 1 1 — a haon one e.g. a haon (uh HEN)
- 2 2 — a dó two e.g. uh DOH
- 3 3 — a trí three e.g. uh TREE
- 4 4 — a ceathair four e.g. uh KAH-her
- 5 5 — a cúig five e.g. uh KOO-ig
- 6 6 — a sé six e.g. uh SHAY
- 7 7 — a seacht seven e.g. uh SHOCK-t
- 8 8 — a hocht eight e.g. uh HUKH-t
- 9 9 — a naoi nine e.g. uh NEE
- 10 10 — a deich ten e.g. uh JEH
Dathanna — Colours
- 1 dearg red e.g. DJAR-ug
- 2 gorm blue e.g. GUR-um
- 3 buí yellow e.g. BWEE
- 4 glas green e.g. GLAS
- 5 dubh black e.g. DUV
- 6 bán white e.g. BAWN
- 7 flannbhuí orange e.g. FLANN-vwee
- 8 corcra purple e.g. CUR-kra
- 9 donn brown e.g. DUN
- 10 bándearg pink e.g. BAWN-DJAR-ug
Learning objective
Name numbers 1–10 and basic colours in Irish; understand that Irish uses 'a' before numbers; practise pronunciation of key Gaeilge vocabulary.