céad / míle

Hundreds and Thousands

Level 2

Céad and míle appear in larger numbers and counting phrases. Distinguish a bare numeral from a quantified noun phrase such as céad duine.

How It Works

Céad and míle appear in larger numbers and counting phrases. Distinguish a bare numeral from a quantified noun phrase such as céad duine.

Céad means a hundred and míle a thousand. Noun-counting phrases and longer number names have their own composition rules, so these examples teach the basic magnitude without claiming that every larger number is formed by a direct English word-for-word order.

Examples (3)

  1. Tá céad duine anseo.

    There are a hundred people here.

  2. Chosain sé céad euro.

    It cost a hundred euros.

  3. Tá míle euro agam.

    I have a thousand euros.

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céad / míleLevel 2Hundreds and Thousands

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Build larger quantities after distinguishing number names from counted noun phrases.

Words in This Pattern

céadmíle