
Unit 8 - Simple counting and reading the clock
"What is the time?"
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Let’s look at some examples of how the two counting systems deal with numbers above twenty. Iain will give the number in the older vigesimal system, while Eilidh will give numbers in the decimal system.
| Vigesimal system | Decimal system | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | ||
| 23 | ||
| 30 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 40 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 50 | ||
| 60 | ||
| 70 | ||
| 80 | ||
| 90 | ||
| 100 | ||
| 120 | ||
| 140 | ||
| 1000 |
Pick up phrases which will help you tell the time in Gaelic in the next couple of pages.