We’ve covered how to count numbers in Irish. But when you’re counting people, Irish Gaelic has a special way of counting people. It’s a nice specific way of counting, as the words make it instantly obvious that you’re talking about a collection of people rather than things.
Counting People
one person
Duine amháin /din-ah ah-woyne/
two people
Beirt /bayrt/
three people
Triúir /troor/
four people
Ceathrar /kah-hrar/
five people
Ciúigear /coo-ig-er/
six people
Seisear /shesh-er/
seven people
Seachtar /shockt-er/
eight people
Ochtar /uck-ter/
nine people
Naonar /nay-ner/
ten people
Deichniúr /jeh-ner/
Tip About Counting People in Irish
You’ll notice that most of these words end with -ar. That’s a little tip for helping you to memorize the words.