Lexie
Lexie Languages Scottish Gaelic From English
Scottish Gaelic for English speakers
Lexie runs in English while you count in Scottish Gaelic. The hints and the tutor explain in the language you already speak.
Free to download.
Scottish Gaelic numbers, next to English
| Number | English | Scottish Gaelic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | one | aon |
| 2 | two | dhà |
| 3 | three | trì |
| 4 | four | ceithir |
| 5 | five | còig |
| 6 | six | sia |
| 7 | seven | seachd |
| 8 | eight | ochd |
| 9 | nine | naoi |
| 10 | ten | deich |
| 11 | eleven | aon deug |
| 12 | twelve | dhà dheug |
| 15 | fifteen | còig deug |
| 16 | sixteen | sia deug |
| 17 | seventeen | seachd deug |
| 20 | twenty | fichead |
| 21 | twenty-one | aon air fhichead |
| 30 | thirty | deich air fhichead |
| 40 | forty | dà fhichead |
| 50 | fifty | leth-cheud |
| 60 | sixty | trì fichead |
| 70 | seventy | trì fichead 's a deich |
| 80 | eighty | ceithir fichead |
| 90 | ninety | ceithir fichead 's a deich |
| 99 | ninety-nine | ceithir fichead 's a naoi deug |
| 100 | one hundred | ceud |
Where Scottish Gaelic numbers get hard
These are the hints Lexie shows when a number falls in a tricky range.
- 20 to 39: fichead = 20, numbers added after
- 40 to 59: dà fhichead = two twenties (40)
- 60 to 79: trì fichead = three twenties (60)
- 80 to 99: ceithir fichead = four twenties (80)
Verbs
Lexie teaches Scottish Gaelic through numbers. Its verbs do not fit a pronoun-by-tense drill, so the app leaves verb drills out for this language.
First words
Scottish Gaelic has no starter deck in Lexie. Its article changes with gender, case and the first consonant, so you build your own deck by photographing things.
How the practice works
- Three ways to drill: a quiz, your voice, or by ear.
- The blob reacts to every answer and thrives when you practise.
- Rounds are short, and the numbers get longer as you level up.
A Tamagotchi for language drills
Lexie is on the App Store, for iPhone.