Days, Months, Seasons, & Special Days

Làithean na Seachdain - The Days of the Week :

là (m) - day
seachdain (f) - week
Monday - Diluain	Friday - Dihaoine
Tuesday - Dimàirt	Saturday - Disathairne
Wednesday - Diciadain	Sunday	- Diḍmhnaich - Là na Sàbaid
Thursday - Diardaoin

The initial Di is dropped when used with oidhche but not with madainn or feasgar :

madainn (f) - morning

feasgar (m) - evening, afternoon

oidhche (f) - night

Ràinig e dhachaigh oidhche Chiadain - He arrived home (on) Wednesday night

Thàinig iad madainn Dimàirt - They came (on) Monday morning

Dh'fhàg i feasgar Disathairne - She left (on) Saturday evening

Ḿosan na Bliadhna - The Months of the Year :

ḿos (m) - month
Am Faoilteach (m) - January	An t-Iuchar (m) - July
An Gearran (m) - February	An Lùnastal (m) - August
Am Màrt (m) - March	An t-Sultain (f) - September
An Giblean (m) - April	An Dàmhair (f) - October
An Cèitean (m) / Am Màigh (m) - May	An t-Samhain (f) - November
An t-̉g-mh́os (m) - June	An Dùbhlachd / An Dùdlachd (f) - December

Na Ràithean - The Seasons :

ràith (f) - season
An t-earrach (m) - spring	Am foghar (m) - autumn
An samhradh (m) - summer	An geamhradh (m) - winter

Special short forms are often used for the first three with the preposition anns :

	Usual Form	Short Form
in spring / in the spring	anns an earrach	as t-earrach
in summer / in the summer	anns an t-samhradh	as t-samhradh
in autumn / in the autumn	anns an fhoghar	as t-fhoghar
in winter / in the winter	anns a' gheamhradh	none

Làithean àraidh - Special Days :

A' Bhliadhn' Ùr - The New Year

Là na Bliadhn' Ùire - New Year's Day

aig àm na Bliadhn' Ùire - at the New Year (time)

A' Chàisg (f) - Easter

Là na Càisge - Good Friday

aig àm na Càisge - at Easter time

Oidhche Shamhna - Halloween

Nollaig (f) - Christmas

Oidhche na Nollaige - Christmas Eve

Là na Nollaige - Christmas Day

aig àm na Nollaige - at Christmas time

Oidhche Challainn - Hogmanay

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