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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 1 — a haon one e.g. a haon (uh HEN)
  2. 2 2 — a dó two e.g. uh DOH
  3. 3 3 — a trí three e.g. uh TREE
  4. 4 4 — a ceathair four e.g. uh KAH-her
  5. 5 5 — a cúig five e.g. uh KOO-ig
  6. 6 6 — a sé six e.g. uh SHAY
  7. 7 7 — a seacht seven e.g. uh SHOCK-t
  8. 8 8 — a hocht eight e.g. uh HUKH-t
  9. 9 9 — a naoi nine e.g. uh NEE
  10. 10 10 — a deich ten e.g. uh JEH

Dathanna — Colours

  1. 1 dearg red e.g. DJAR-ug
  2. 2 gorm blue e.g. GUR-um
  3. 3 buí yellow e.g. BWEE
  4. 4 glas green e.g. GLAS
  5. 5 dubh black e.g. DUV
  6. 6 bán white e.g. BAWN
  7. 7 flannbhuí orange e.g. FLANN-vwee
  8. 8 corcra purple e.g. CUR-kra
  9. 9 donn brown e.g. DUN
  10. 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.

About this resource

  • Subject: Languages
  • Type: Vocabulary Mat
  • Grade levels: Pre-Kindergarten (ages 3-4, ≈ Nursery), Kindergarten (ages 4-6, ≈ Reception / Y1), Grade 1 (ages 6-7, ≈ Year 2)
  • Pages: 3
  • Date added: 2026-05-28
  • Credit: Qualified primary teacher