Post by Jonathan on Jul 12, 2010 15:52:59 GMT 1
Telling the time
What time is it?
P'eur yw?
It's one o'clock
Unn eur yw
It's two o'clock
Diw eur yw
It's three o'clock
Teyr eur yw
It's four o'clock
Peder eur yw
It's five o'clock
Pymp eur yw
It's six o'clock
Hwegh eur yw
It's seven o'clock
Seyth eur yw
It's eight o'clock
Eth eur yw
It's nine o'clock
Naw eur yw
It's ten o'clock
Deg eur yw
It's eleven o'clock
Unnek eur yw
It's twelve o'clock
Dewdhek eur yw
It's midday
Hanter-dydh yw
It's midnight
Hanter-nos yw
Quarter past (one, two...)
Kwarter wosa (unn eur, diw eur...)
Half past (one, two...)
Hanter wosa (unn eur, diw eur...)
Quarter to (one, two...)
Kwarter dhe (unn eur, dhiw eur...)*
*NB after "dhe" some numbers change their first letter: kwarter dhe dhiw eur (quarter to two), kwarter dhe deyr eur (quarter to three), kwarter dhe beder eur (quarter to four), kwarter dhe bymp eur (quarter to five), kwarter dhe dheg eur (quarter to ten), kwarter dhe dhewdhek eur (quarter to twelve). The other numbers remain the same. These changes are known as mutations and are a characteristic of all celtic languages.
What time is it?
P'eur yw?
It's one o'clock
Unn eur yw
It's two o'clock
Diw eur yw
It's three o'clock
Teyr eur yw
It's four o'clock
Peder eur yw
It's five o'clock
Pymp eur yw
It's six o'clock
Hwegh eur yw
It's seven o'clock
Seyth eur yw
It's eight o'clock
Eth eur yw
It's nine o'clock
Naw eur yw
It's ten o'clock
Deg eur yw
It's eleven o'clock
Unnek eur yw
It's twelve o'clock
Dewdhek eur yw
It's midday
Hanter-dydh yw
It's midnight
Hanter-nos yw
Quarter past (one, two...)
Kwarter wosa (unn eur, diw eur...)
Half past (one, two...)
Hanter wosa (unn eur, diw eur...)
Quarter to (one, two...)
Kwarter dhe (unn eur, dhiw eur...)*
*NB after "dhe" some numbers change their first letter: kwarter dhe dhiw eur (quarter to two), kwarter dhe deyr eur (quarter to three), kwarter dhe beder eur (quarter to four), kwarter dhe bymp eur (quarter to five), kwarter dhe dheg eur (quarter to ten), kwarter dhe dhewdhek eur (quarter to twelve). The other numbers remain the same. These changes are known as mutations and are a characteristic of all celtic languages.