Scottish Gaelic Vocabulary Mat — Numbers, Colours & Classroom
An intermediate Scottish Gaelic vocabulary mat — numbers 1–20, colours, days of the week, and classroom phrases. For Gaelic Medium Education and cross-curricular Gaelic use in Scottish classrooms.
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Àireamhan — Numbers 1–10
- 1 1–5 a h-aon, a dhà, a trì, a ceithir, a còig e.g. uh hEWN, uh GAH, uh TREE, uh KE-hir, uh KOH-ig
- 2 6–10 a sia, a seachd, a h-ochd, a naoi, a deich e.g. uh SHEE-uh, uh SHEKH, uh HOXK, uh NUE, uh JEH
- 3 11–15 a h-aon deug, a dhà dheug, a trì deug, a ceithir deug, a còig deug
- 4 16–20 a sia deug, a seachd deug, a h-ochd deug, a naoi deug, fichead e.g. FEEKH-ud = 20
Dathan — Colours
- 1 dearg red e.g. JEH-rak
- 2 gorm blue (also green in older usage) e.g. GORR-um
- 3 uaine green e.g. OO-un-yuh
- 4 buidhe yellow e.g. BOO-yuh
- 5 dubh black e.g. DOO
- 6 geal white e.g. GYEL
- 7 purpaidh purple e.g. POOR-pee
- 8 orains orange e.g. OR-insh
Learning objective
Count to 20 in Scottish Gaelic; name colours in Gaelic; use classroom Gaelic phrases; recognise the distinctive features of Scottish Gaelic compared to Irish Gaelic.
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