Seall an tùs aig Numerals or How to write a cheque in Gaelic

Numbers ... yes, oh what joy, but there's no avoiding them.  There are three sets of numbers in Gaelic, just to keep life interesting, plus an old 'new way' they've dug up to make mathematics 'easier' for children in Gaelic Medium Education.

The first set of numbers is the "basic" set of numbers, the one you use for counting things. The second set is used if you're simply counting or giving a phone number, and the third for counting people which is the same in both systems. Because we do not have the same space restrictions as books have, we're going to give you both systems up to a hundred. The traditional shows first, the new old system shows further down, and then come plenty of examples above 100. Because we'll need to explain a few things half way, and again, we've made a break after the 10's and the 20's, stuck in the explanations at those breaks, and then continue with 11/31, etc. There are two examples for each number, one for masculine and one for feminine nouns.

==Zero to ten==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="5%" align="left" | №
! scope="col" width="15%" align="left" | counting
! scope="col" width="25%" align="left" | cardinal numbers<br />(one beak, two beaks ...)
! scope="col" width="30%" align="left" | ordinal numbers<br />(first, second ...)
|- valign="top"
| 0 || a neoini || neoini gob<br />neoini bròg ||
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| 1 || a h-aon || aon ghob (m)<br />aon bhròg (f) || a' chiad ghob<br />a' chiad bhròg
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| 2 || a dhà || dà ghob<br />dà bhròig || an dàrna gob<br />an dàrna bròg
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| 3 || a trì || trì guib<br />trì brògan || an treas gob<br />an treas bròg
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| 4 || a ceithir || ceithir guib<br />ceithir brògan || an ceathramh gob<br />a' cheathramh bròg
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| 5 || a cóig || cóig guib<br />cóig brògan || an cóigeamh gob<br />a' chóigeamh bròg
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| 6 || a sia || sia guib<br />sia brògan || an siathamh gob<br />an t-siathamh bròg
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| 7 || a seachd || seachd guib<br />seachd brògan || an seachdamh gob<br />an t-seachdamh bròg
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| 8 || a h-ochd || ochd guib<br />ochd brògan || an t-ochdamh gob<br />an ochdamh bròg
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| 9 || a naoidh || naoidh guib<br />naoidh brògan || an naoidheamh gob<br />an naoidheamh bròg
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| 10 || a deich || deich guib<br />deich brògan || an deicheamh gob<br />an deicheamh bròg
|-
|}
===Notes===
Fun, isn't it?  It's going to get even better ... but first the footnotes:

1) Aon and dà lenite the following consonant but keep in mind the rule about blocked lenition. If the noun is followed by adjectives, dà lenites these as well e.g. dà thaigh mhór bhrèagha.

2) Dà is not followed by the plural, but what appears to be the singular. Yet again, this is not as bizarre as it may sound.  Old Irish had something called the 'dual', a special number for counting things that presented in the number two. The dual forms looked very similar to the singular. So, when the dual case went out the window, pairs of things were grouped with the singular, in grammatical terms anyway.  The only reminder of this not being the singular case, but something else, is seen with feminine nouns which slenderise after dà i.e. dà bhròig. Today, this is mostly restricted to written Gaelic - but not restricted to such a degree that you'll sound odd if you use it in spoken Gaelic, so the choice is yours. Dà also lenites adjectives following a noun regardless of its gender, but it does not slenderise, for example, dà ghob mhór, dà bhròig mhór. If the numeral phrase is in the dative or genitive, the adjectives decline normally, thus: leis an dà ghob mhór, leis an dà bhròig mhóir and an dà ghuib mhóir, an dà bhròige móire. Notice that an is used in the genitive with feminine nouns rather than na.

3) When preceded by a, dà changes to a dhà. Notwithstanding, you'll hear people say things like dhà chù. Also, a prefixes h- to the numbers beginning with a vowel, thus you get a h-aon and a h-ochd.

4) The singular is used with dusan, fichead, multiples of fichead, ceud and mìle, millean etc. The singular is also used with measures such as length and monetary units such as mìle, tròigh, pùnnd, clach. With sgillinn, the singular is used but it's not used with not, a 'pound', which takes the plural, notaichean...<br />
Bliadhna, which actually IS an old plural form, also does not change when counting, even though you say things like bliadhnaichean air ais 'years ago'.  Other time terms take the plural just as other nouns e.g. uairean, mionaidean, seachdainnean ...

5) Remember to lenite your adjectives after a masculine noun that pluralises by slenderisation, for example, seachd craobhan móra but seachd guib mhóra.

6) Instead of aon, aonan can be used in an emphatic sense, for example, có mheud a bha ann? Aonan!! 'How many were there?  One!!'.  Alternatively, you could answer ''Dìreach aon!''

7) The ordinal numbers obey the rules for case according to gender i.e. prefix t- in front of s, nothing before vowels for feminine nouns, and t- before vowels for masculine nouns. However, a' chiad is always a' chiad. It's an anomaly, because the a' always lenites chiad, whatever the gender of the following noun, for example, a' chiad bhròg and a' chiad taigh. One would except *an ciad taigh, but that never happens. 

Deug lenites after feminine nouns as if it were an adjective. Adjectives themselves behave "normally" as if it were a simple noun phrase i.e. an t-siathamh bhròg mhór dheug 'the 16th big shoe' or air an t-siathamh bhròig mhóir dheug 'on the 16th big shoe'. Also note that a' cheathramh never lenites.

8) Instead of aonamh you will see a number of variations such as aon and aona. Some people always prefer to use a' chiad instead of aonamh. Similarly, tritheamh is a variant of treas, as is dara of dàrna. They behave the same way, meaning nothing happens, so you can have an dàrna/dara taigh/cas, or an treas/tritheamh taigh/cas. However, we recommend the use of the system outlined here.

9) Ordinal numbers are "abbreviated" as follows: a' chiad » 1d; an dàrna » 2na; an treas » 3as and over that, -(e)amh (ceathreamh, còigeamh, siathamh...). Above 20, however, 1d becomes 1mh because it changes from a' chiad to an aonamh.

10) a' chiad becomes na ciad in phrases like na ciad eòin 'the first birds', similarly na dàrna, na treas etc. Ordinal numbers can also be lenited, for example, by the possessive pronouns do dhàrna bean 'your second wife'.

11) There is a strong tendency in the spoken language to neutralise the masc/fem distinction if a numeral occurs between the definite article and the thing being counted. In other words, lots of people say an aonamh gob deug instead of an t-aonamh gob deug.

OK, enough footnotes ... here are the numbers up to 30

==Eleven to thirty==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="5%" align="left" | №
! scope="col" width="15%" align="left" | counting
! scope="col" width="30%" align="left" | cardinal numbers<br />(one beak, two beaks ...)
! scope="col" width="30%" align="left" | ordinal numbers<br />(first, second ...)
|- valign="top"
| 11 || a h-aon deug || aon ghob deug<br />aon bhròg dheug || an t-aonamh gob deug<br />an aonamh bròg dheug
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| 12 ||a dhà dheug || dà ghob deug<br />dà bhròig dheug || an dàrna gob deug<br />an dàrna bròg dheug
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| 13 || a trì deug || trì guib dheug<br />trì brògan deug || an treas gob deug<br />an treas bròg dheug
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| 14 || a ceithir deug || ceithir guib dheug<br />ceithir brògan deug || an ceathramh gob deug<br />a' cheathramh bròg dheug
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| 15 || a cóig deug || cóig guib dheug<br />cóig brògan deug || an cóigeamh gob deug<br />a' chóigeamh bròg dheug
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| 16 || a sia deug || sia guib dheug<br />sia brògan deug || an siathamh gob deug<br />an t-siathamh bròg dheug
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| 17 || a seachd deug || seachd guib dheug<br />seachd brògan deug || an seachdamh gob deug<br />an t-seachdamh bròg dheug
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| 18 || a h-ochd deug || ochd guib dheug<br />ochd brògan deug || an t-ochdamh gob deug<br />an ochdamh bròg dheug
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| 19 || a naoi deug || naoidh guib dheug<br />naoidh brògan deug || an naoidheamh gob deug<br />an naoidheamh bròg dheug
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| 20 || fichead || fichead gob<br />fichead bròg || am ficheadamh gob<br />an fhicheadamh bròg
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| 21 || a h-aon ar fhichead || aon ghob ar fhichead<br />aon bhròg ar fhichead || an t-aonamh gob ar fhichead<br />an aonamh bròg ar fhichead
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| 22 || a dhà ar fhichead || dà ghob ar fhichead<br />dà bhròig ar fhichead || an dàrna gob ar fhichead<br />an dàrna bròg ar fhichead
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| 23 || a trì ar fhichead || trì guib ar fhichead<br />trì brògan ar fhichead || an treas gob ar fhichead<br />an treas bròg ar fhichead
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| 24 || a ceithir ar fhichead || ceithir guib ar fhichead<br />ceithir brògan ar fhichead || an ceathramh gob ar fhichead<br />a' cheathramh bròg ar fhichead
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| 25 || a cóig ar fhichead || cóig guib ar fhichead<br />cóig brògan ar fhichead || an cóigeamh gob ar fhichead<br />a' chóigeamh bròg ar fhichead
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| 26 || a sia ar fhichead || sia guib ar fhichead<br />sia brògan ar fhichead || an siathamh gob ar fhichead<br />an t-siathamh bròg ar fhichead
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| 27 || a seachd ar fhichead || seachd guib ar fhichead<br />seachd ar fhichead || an seachdamh gob ar fhichead<br />an t-seachdamh bròg ar fhichead
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| 28 || a h-ochd ar fhichead || ochd guib ar fhichead<br />ochd brògan ar fhichead || an t-ochdamh gob ar fhichead<br />an ochdamh bròg ar fhichead
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| 29 || a naoidh ar fhichead || naoidh guib ar fhichead<br />naoidh ar fhichead || an naoidheamh gob ar fhichead<br />an naoidheamh bròg ar fhichead
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| 30 ||a deich ar fhichead || fichead gob deug<br />fichead bròg dheug || am ficheadamh gob deug<br />an fhicheadamh bròg dheug
|-
|}
===Notes===
1) Where to start? Slightly contrary to current usage (and of course GOC), we've used ar instead of air. Actually the Gaelic way of saying thirty etc. is not <ten on twenty> but <ten over twenty> - deich thar fhichead, with thar shortened to ar. OK, it still doesn't really explain the lenition, but it does explain why many people pronounce air as /ar/ rather than /ɛrʲ/ in this situation. Some people do pronounce it with a slender r, probably because of seeing it written air all the time.

2) Note that the nouns lenite the numbers as if they were adjectives - so bròg being feminine lenites deug and guib lenites deug because it is an indefinite masculine noun which forms its plural by slenderisation. Don't you just love it?

3) Full multiples of twenty are not preceded by a when counting, thus a deich, but fichead, and fichead is a deich, but dàichead.

OK, you're bursting for more, yes?

==Thirty to 100+==
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="5%" align="left" | №
! scope="col" width="20%" align="left" | counting
! scope="col" width="30%" align="left" | cardinal numbers<br />(one beak, two beaks ...)
! scope="col" width="35%" align="left" | ordinal numbers<br />(first, second ...)
|- valign="top"
| 31 || a h-aon deug ar fhichead || aon ghob deug ar fhichead<br />aon bhròg dheug ar fhichead || an t-aonamh gob deug ar fhichead<br />an aonamh bròg dheug ar fhichead
|-
| 32 || a dhà dheug ar fhichead || dà ghob dheug ar fhichead<br />dà bhròig dheug ar fhichead || an dàrna gob deug ar fhichead<br />an dàrna bròg dheug ar fhichead
|-
| 33 || a trì deug ar fhichead || trì guib dheug ar fhichead<br />trì brògan deug ar fhichead || an treas gob deug ar fhichead<br />an treas bròg dheug ar fhichead
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| 34 || a ceithir deug ar fhichead || ceithir guib dheug ar fhichead<br />ceithir brògan deug ar fhichead || an ceathramh gob deug ar fhichead<br />a' cheathramh bròg dheug ar fhichead
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| 35 || a cóig deug ar fhichead || cóig guib dheug ar fhichead<br />cóig brògan deug ar fhichead || an cóigeamh gob deug ar fhichead<br />a' chóigeamh bhròg dheug ar fhichead
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| 36 || a sia deug ar fhichead || sia guib dheug ar fhichead<br />sia brògan deug ar fhichead || an siathamh gob deug ar fhichead<br />an t-siathamh bròg dheug ar fhichead
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| 37 || a seachd deug ar fhichead || seachd guib dheug ar fhichead<br />seachd brògan deug ar fhichead || an seachdamh gob deug ar fhichead<br />an t-seachdamh bròg dheug ar fhichead
|-
| 38 || a h-ochd deug ar fhichead || ochd guib dheug ar fhichead<br />ochd brògan deug ar fhichead || an t-ochdamh gob deug ar fhichead<br />an ochdamh bròg dheug ar fhichead
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| 39 || a naoidh deug ar fhichead || naoidh guib dheug ar fhichead<br />naoidh brògan deug ar fhichead || an naoidheamh gob deug ar fhichead<br />an naoidheamh bròg dheug ar fhichead
|-
| 40 || dàichead || dàichead gob<br />dàichead bròg || an dàicheadamh gob<br />an dàicheadamh bròg
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| 41 || dàichead is a h-aon || dàichead gob is a h-aon<br />dàichead bròg is a h-aon || an dàicheadamh gob is a h-aon<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a h-aon
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| 42 || dàichead is a dhà || dàichead gob is a dhà<br />dàichead bròg is a dhà || an dàicheadamh gob is a dhà<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a dhà
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| 43 || dàichead is a trì || dàichead gob is a trì<br />dàichead bròg is a trì || an dàicheadamh gob is a trì<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a trì
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| 44 || dàichead is a ceithir || dàichead gob is a ceithir<br />dàichead bròg is a ceithir || an dàicheadamh gob is a ceithir<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a ceithir
|-
| 45 || dàichead is a cóig || dàichead gob is a cóig<br />dàichead bròg is a cóig || an dàicheadamh gob is a cóig<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a cóig
|-
| 46 || dàichead is a sia || dàichead gob is a sia<br />dàichead bròg is a sia || an dàicheadamh gob is a sia<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a sia
|-
| 47 || dàichead is a seachd || dàichead gob is a seachd<br />dàichead bròg is a seachd || an dàicheadamh gob is a seachd<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a seachd
|-
| 48 || dàichead is a h-ochd || dàichead gob is a h-ochd<br />dàichead bròg is a h-ochd || an dàicheadamh gob is a h-ochd<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a h-ochd
|-
| 49 || dàichead is a naoidh || dàichead gob is a naoidh<br />dàichead bròg is a naoidh || an dàicheadamh gob is a naoidh<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a naoidh
|-
| 50 || dàichead is a deich || dàichead gob is a deich<br />dàichead bròg is a deich || an dàicheadamh gob is a deich<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a deich
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| 51 || dàichead is a h-aon deug || dàichead gob is a h-aon deug<br />dàichead bròg is a h-aon deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a h-aon deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a h-aon deug
|-
| 52 || dàichead is a dhà dheug || dàichead gob is a dhà dheug<br />dàichead bròg is a dhà dheug ||an dàicheadamh gob is a dhà dheug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a dhà dheug
|-
| 53 || dàichead is a trì deug || dàichead gob is a trì deug<br />dàichead bròg is a trì deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a trì deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a trì deug
|-
| 54 || dàichead is a ceithir deug || dàichead gob is a ceithir deug<br />dàichead bròg is a ceithir deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a ceithir deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a ceithir deug
|-
| 55 || dàichead is a cóig deug || dàichead gob is a cóig deug<br />dàichead bròg is a cóig deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a cóig deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a cóig deug
|-
| 56 || dàichead is a sia deug || dàichead gob is a sia deug<br />dàichead bròg is a sia deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a sia deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a sia deug
|-
| 57 || dàichead is a seachd deug || dàichead gob is a seachd deug<br />dàichead bròg is a seachd deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a seachd deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a seachd deug
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| 58 || dàichead is a h-ochd deug || dàichead gob is a h-ochd deug<br />dàichead bròg is a h-ochd deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a h-ochd deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a h-ochd deug
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| 59 || dàichead is a naoidh deug || dàichead gob is a naoidh deug<br />dàichead bròg is a naoidh deug || an dàicheadamh gob is a naoidh deug<br />an dàicheadamh bròg is a naoidh deug
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| 60 || trì fichead || trì fichead gob<br />trì fichead bròg || an trì ficheadamh gob<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg
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| 61 || trì fichead is a h-aon ||trì fichead gob is a h-aon<br />trì fichead bròg is a h-aon || an trì ficheadamh gob is a h-aon<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a h-aon
|-
| 62 || trì fichead is a dhà || trì fichead gob is a dhà<br />trì fichead bròg is a dhà || an trì ficheadamh gob is a dhà<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a dhà
|-
| 63 || trì fichead is a trì || trì fichead gob is a trì<br />trì fichead bròg is a trì || an trì ficheadamh gob is a trì<br />an trì 20mh bròg is a trì
|-
| 64 || trì fichead is a ceithir || trì fichead gob is a ceithir<br />trì fichead bròg is a ceithir || an trì ficheadamh gob is a ceithir<br />an trì 20mh bròg is a ceithir
|-
| 65 || trì fichead is a cóig || trì fichead gob is a cóig<br />trì fichead bròg is a cóig || an trì ficheadmh gob is a cóig<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a cóig
|-
| 66 || trì fichead is a sia || trì fichead gob is a sia<br />trì fichead bròg is a sia || an trì ficheadamh gob is a sia<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a sia
|-
| 67 || trì fichead is a seachd || trì fichead gob is a seachd<br />trì fichead bròg is a seachd || an trì ficheadamh gob is a seachd<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a seachd
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| 68 || trì fichead is a h-ochd || trì fichead gob is a h-ochd<br />trì fichead bròg is a h-ochd || an trì ficheadamh gob is a h-ochd<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a h-ochd
|-
| 69 || trì fichead is a naoidh || trì fichead gob is a naoidh<br />trì fichead bròg is a naoidh || an trì ficheadamh gob is a naoidh<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg  is a naoidh
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| 70 || trì fichead is a deich || trì fichead gob is a deich<br />trì fichead bròg is a deich || an trì ficheadamh gob is a deich<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a deich
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| 71 || trì fichead is a h-aon deug || trì fichead gob is a h-aon deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a h-aon deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a h-aon deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a h-aon deug
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| 72 || trì fichead is a dhà dheug || trì fichead gob is a dhà dheug<br />trì fichead bròg is a dhà dheug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a dhà dheug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a dhà dheug
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| 73 || trì fichead is a trì deug || trì fichead gob is a trì deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a trì deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a trì deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a trì deug
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| 74 || trì fichead is a ceithir deug || trì fichead gob is a ceithir deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a ceithir deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a ceithir deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a ceithir deug
|-
| 75 || trì fichead is a cóig deug || trì fichead gob is a cóig deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a cóig deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a cóig deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a cóig deug
|-
| 76 || trì fichead is a sia deug || trì fichead gob is a sia deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a sia deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a sia deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a sia deug
|-
| 77 || trì fichead is a seachd deug || trì fichead gob is a seachd deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a seachd deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a seachd deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a seachd deug
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| 78 || trì fichead is a h-ochd deug || trì fichead gob is a h-ochd deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a h-ochd deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a h-ochd deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a h-ochd deug
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| 79 || trì fichead is a naoidh deug || trì fichead gob is a naoidh deug<br />trì fichead bròg is a naoidh deug || an trì ficheadamh gob is a naoidh deug<br />an trì ficheadamh bròg is a naoi deug
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| 80 || ceithir fichead || ceithir fichead gob<br />ceithir fichead bròg || an ceithir ficheadamh gob<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg
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| 81 || ceithir fichead is a h-aon || ceithir fichead gob is a h-aon<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a h-aon || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a h-aon<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a h-aon
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| 82 || ceithir fichead is a dhà || ceithir fichead gob is a dhà<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a dhà || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a dhà<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a dhà
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| 83 || ceithir fichead is a trì || ceithir fichead gob is a trì<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a trì || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a trì<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a trì
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| 84 || ceithir fichead is a ceithir || ceithir fichead gob is a ceithir<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a ceithir || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a ceithir<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a ceithir
|-
| 85 || ceithir fichead is a cóig || ceithir fichead gob is a cóig<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a cóig || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a cóig<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a cóig
|-
| 86 || ceithir fichead is a sia || ceithir fichead gob is a sia<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a sia || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a sia<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a sia
|-
| 87 || ceithir fichead is a seachd || ceithir fichead gob is a seachd<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a seachd || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a seachd<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a seachd
|-
| 88 || ceithir fichead is a h-ochd || ceithir fichead gob is a h-ochd<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a h-ochd || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a h-ochd<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a h-ochd
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| 89 || ceithir fichead is a naoi || ceithir fichead gob is a naoidh<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a naoidh || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a naoidh<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a naoidh
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| 90 || ceithir fichead is a deich || ceithir fichead gob is a deich<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a deich || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a deich<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a deich
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| 91 || ceithir fichead is a h-aon deug || ceithir fichead gob is a h-aon deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a h-aon deug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a h-aon deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a h-aon deug
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| 92 || ceithir fichead is a dhà dheug || ceithir fichead gob is a dhà dheug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a dhà dheug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a dhà dheug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a dhà dheug
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| 93 || ceithir fichead is a trì deug || ceithir fichead gob is a trì deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a trì deug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a trì deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a trì deug
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| 94 || ceithir fichead is a ceithir deug || ceithir fichead gob is a ceithir deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a ceithir deug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a ceithir deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a ceithir deug
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| 95 || ceithir fichead is a cóig deug || ceithir fichead gob is a cóig deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a cóig deug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a cóig deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a cóig deug
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| 96 || ceithir fichead is a sia deug || ceithir fichead gob is a sia deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a sia deug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a sia deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a sia deug
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| 97 || ceithir fichead is a seachd deug || ceithir fichead gob is a seachd deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a seachd deug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a seachd deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a seachd deug
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| 98 || ceithir fichead is a h-ochd deug || ceithir fichead gob is a h-ochd deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a h-ochd deug || 	an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a h-ochd deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a h-ochd deug
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| 99 || ceithir fichead is a naoidh deug || ceithir fichead gob is a naoidh deug<br />ceithir fichead bròg is a naoidh deug || an ceithir ficheadamh gob is a naoidh deug<br />an ceithir ficheadamh bròg is a naoidh deug
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| 100 || ceud || ceud gob<br />ceud bròg || an ceudamh gob<br />an ceudamh bròg
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| 101 || ceud is a h-aon || ceud gob is a h-aon<br />ceud bròg is a h-aon || an ceudamh gob is a h-aon<br />an ceudamh bròg is a h-aon
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| 102 || ceud is a dhà || ceud gob is a dhà<br />ceud bròg is a dhà || an ceudamh gob is a dhà<br />an ceudamh bròg is a dhà
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| 103 || ceud is a trì || ceud gob is a trì<br />ceud bròg is a trì || an ceudamh gob is a trì<br />an ceudamh bròg is a trì
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|}

===Notes===
And the footnotes:

1) 50: Instead of dàichead is a deich, leth cheud can be used, which does not lenite.

2) In spoken Gaelic, is a is often shortened to 's a /sə/ - not to be confused with sa 'in the'.

3) Dàichead is a shortened form of dà fhichead.  Dàichead is both easier to read and also reflects the actual stress placement better (only on the dà-) when counting, which is why we prefer it.

4) Once you reach ceudamh, no gender distinctions are necessary any more.

5) Sometimes, the vigesimal system is used up to 200 i.e. cóig fichead, sia fichead, seachd fichead, ochd fichead, naoi fichead, but never beyond that.

==Higher Still==
Yes, we said we'd only go up to a hundred, but in real life we need to tackle larger numbers too. So, here are a few further key numbers so you'll get an understanding of how to deal with larger numbers. And yes, many a Gaelic teacher will tell you that most Gaels use English numbers when counting anything complex above 50 or 100. First of all, that's beside the point, and secondly that has much to do with the fact that almost all Gaelic speaking adults over 20 have been educated through the medium of English, particularly when it comes to maths which is not a subject commonly taught in GME, especially not at secondary level. Go on, how good are your number skills in French or German over 50?

So, do learn how to express these numbers, but we advise caution as to with whom you can use them: learners, teachers, very literate native speakers and young people who have had GME. If you feel like doing some language planning, you can always use the Gaelic numbers, regardless of with whom you're speaking, then gloss it by following it with the number in English.

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="5%" align="left" | №
! scope="col" width="20%" align="left" | counting
! scope="col" width="30%" align="left" | cardinal numbers<br />(one beak, two beaks ...)
! scope="col" width="35%" align="left" | ordinal numbers<br />(first, second ...)
|- valign="top"
| 105 || ceud is a cóig || ceud gob is a cóig || an ceudamh gob is a còig
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| 125 || ceud, fichead is a cóig || ceud, fichead gob is a cóig || an ceudamh, cóig guib ar fhichead
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| 220 || dà cheud is fichead || dà cheud gob is fichead || an dà cheudamh gob ar fhichead
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| 400 || ceithir ceud || ceithir cheud gob || an ceithir cheudamh gob
|-
| 552 || cóig cheud, dàichead is a dhà dheug || cóig cheud, dàichead gob is a dhà dheug || an cóig ceud, caogadamh gob is a dhà
|-
| 592 || cóig ceud, ceithir fichead is a dhà dheug || cóig ceud, ceithir fichead gob is a dhà dheug || an ceithir ceud, naochadamh gob is a dhà
|-
| 1,000 || mìle || mìle gob || am mìleamh gob
|-
| 1,238 || mìle, dà cheud, ochd deug ar fhichead || mìle, dà cheud, ochd guib dheug ar fhichead || am mìle, dà cheud, tritheadamh gob 's a h-ochd deug
|-
| 4,673 || ceithir mìle, sia ceud, trì fichead is trì deug || ceithir mìle, sia cheud, seasgad gob is trì deug || an ceithir mìle, sia ceud, seachdadmh gob is a trì
|-
| 10,000 || deich mìle || deich mìle gob || an deich mìleamh gob
|-
| 16,745 || sia mìle deug, seachd ceud, dàichead is a cóig || sia mìle deug, seachd ceud, ceathrad gob is a cóig || an sia mìle deug, seachd ceud, ceathradamh gob is a cóig
|-
| 56,965 || dàichead mìle is sia deug, naoidh ceud, trì fichead is a cóig || ceathrad mìle is a sia deug, naoidh ceud, trì fichead gob is a cóig || an caogad mìle ’s sia, naoidh ceud, seasgadamh gob is a cóig
|-
| 200,000 || dà cheud mìle || dà cheud mìle gob || an dà cheud mìleamh gob
|-
| 143,976 || ceud ceathrad ’s a trì mìle, naoidh ceud, trì fichead is a sia || ceud mìle ceathrad is a trì, naoidh ceud, trì fichead gob is a sia || an ceud mìle ceathrad is a trì, naoidh ceud, seachdadamh gob is a sia
|-
| 999,999 || naoidh ceud mìle ceithir fichead is a naoidh deug, naoidh ceud, ceithir fichead is a naoidh deug || naoidh ceud mìle ceithir fichead is a naoidh deug, naoidh ceud, ceithir fichead gob is a naoidh deug || naoidh ceud naochad ’s a naoidh mìle, naoidh ceud naochadamh gob is a naoidh
|-
| 1,000,000 || millean || millean gob || am milleanamh gob
|-
| 5,867,835 || cóig millean, ochd ceud mìle seasgad ’s a seachd, ochd ceud, trithead 's a cóig || cóig millean, ochd ceud mìle seasgad 's a seachd, ochd ceud, cóig guib dheug ar fhichead || an cóig millean, ochd ceud seasgad mìle is a seachd, ochd ceud, tritheadamh gob 's a cóig
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|}

===Notes===
Footnotes related to 10:

1) The comma is only "notional" that is, it's a "speech break" you put in when saying the number.  You don't actually write it when spelling out numbers. We just put them in here to demonstrate where the breaks would be.

2) The numbers 2-6 lenite ceud, so you get dà cheud, trì cheud, ceithir cheud, cóig cheud and sia cheud. This is NOT completely arbitrary but the last remaining vestiges of something Gaelic lost. Traditionally (well, several hundred years back in Gaelic terms), the number 1-6 lenited while the numbers 7-10 nasalized. Meaning? Well, seeing Irish still does this, let's have a look at how you count boats in Irish: bád, dhá bhád, trí bhád, ceithre bhád, cúig bhád, sé bhád, seacht mbád, ocht mbád, naoi mbád, deich mbád. Cool, isn't it?  Gaelic stopped doing this a long time ago - except with the word ceud, for whatever reason.  In older texts, you might occasionally come across things like trì thaighean.

3) Between 1001 and 9999, you can employ "splitting" into hundreds as you would with a year, e.g. 1267 as dà cheud deug, seasgad is a seachd.

4) As mentioned above, there is the possibility to express numbers up to 200 in twenties e.g. 136 as ceud, sia deug ar fhichead or sia fichead is a sia deug. So 136 ice-creams would be sia fichead reòiteag is a deich.

5) Leth refers to a half of the previous largest round 100, 1,000, 10,000 etc unit. This gives a value of 50, 500, 5,000 etc.  These are then combined to give 150, 1,500, 15,000 etc.  Enter the "illogical" step. You might imagine that trì cheud gu leth equals 450. Wrong. It equals 350.  This principle applies at each level (100, 1,000, 10,000 etc). You can then add the numbers 1-9 to these expressions, but once you hit the next full 10, you have to revert to the "normal" way of counting, e.g. dà mhìle gu leth, dà mhìle gu leth is a h-aon, dà mhìle gu leth is a dhà ... dà mhìle gu leth is a naoi, dà mhìle is trì fichead.  Leth cheud, leth mhìle etc. work the same way.  Alternatively, you can just stick to the "normal" numbers

6) Possessives ... the ones that lenite, lenite numbers and the ones that add n- add n- to numbers beginning with vowels: mo dhà shùil, a thrì taighean, ar n-ochd caraidean, and so on.

7) Plurals.  Numbers form their plurals 'relatively' regularly by adding -(e)an, -than, -dhean, -tean: aon » aonan, dà » dàthan, trì » trìthean, ceithir » ceithirean, cóig » cóigean, sia » siathan, seachd » seachdan, ochd » ochdan, naoi » naoidhean, deich » deichean, fichead » ficheadan, ceud » ceudan, mìle » mìltean, millean » milleanan. When will you ever need that? Well, try saying "I shook four sixes in a row" without using a plural of six ...

8) And last but not least, there is a tendency to stick the thing being counted at the very end with large numbers, especially with monetary units, so ¥51.655 would be leth-cheud mìle, sia ceud, trì fichead is a cóig Yen rather than dàichead mìle, sia ceud, trì fichead Yen is a cóig.

Hooray, you've cracked it ... except that Gaelic educationalists have had other plans ....
Oh, and there's a separate page on how to give the [[Expressions_of_Time|date and time]] in Gaelic. 

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