You’ll remember the numbers one to ten. Let’s expand on that to tell the time.
uair
one o’clock / an hour
Uair, meaning one o’clock, literally translates as “an hour”.
dà uair
two o’clock
trì uairean
three o’clock
ceithir uairean
four o’clock
còig uairean
five o’clock
sia uairean
six o’clock
seachd uairean
seven o’clock
ochd uairean
eight o’clock
naoi uairean
nine o’clock
deich uairean
ten o’clock
aon uair deug
eleven o’clock
dà uair dheug
twelve o’clock
Here is the sentence structure to ask and answer what time it is.
Dè an uair a tha e?
What time is it?
Tha e …
it is …
Chan eil e …
it is not…
Tha e uair
It is one o’clock
Tha e dà uair
It is two o’clock
Tha e trì uairean
It is three o’clock
Tha e ceithir uairean
It is four o’clock
Tha e còig uairean
It is five o’clock
Tha e sia uairean
It is six o’clock
Tha e seachd uairean
It is seven o’clock
Tha e ochd uairean
It is eight o’clock
Tha e naoi uairean
It is nine o’clock
Tha e deich uairean
It is ten o’clock
Tha e aon uair deug
It is eleven o’clock
Tha e dà uair dheug
It is twelve o’clock