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Time

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Dè an uair a tha e?

What time is it?

We have met the simple sentences to tell the time already.  

Dè an uair a tha e?

What time is it?

Tha e uair

it is one o’clock

Chan eil e dà uair

it is not two o’clock

Like English, the o’clock or uair(ean) is dropped when we use half-past etc. 

Tha e leth-uair an dèidh ceithir

It’s half past four

Tha e cairteal an dèidh ceithir

It’s quarter past four

Tha e cairteal gu ceithir

It’s quarter to four

Tha e gu bhith uair

it is almost one

Tha e gu bhith dà uair

it is almost two

Tha e timcheall air ceithir uairean

It is about four o’clock