HeyRuaHow “cén t-am” works
Cén t-am é? asks the time; cén t-am a plus an eclipsed verb asks when something happens, because the question means at which time: cén t-am a dtosaíonn sé?, cén t-am a mbeidh tú anseo? Answer with ag and the hour: ag a hocht a chlog, at eight o'clock. The full clock is on the telling-the-time page.
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Cén t-am a dtosaíonn sé?What time does it start?
“Cén t-am” in questions
Cén t-am é?
What time is it?
Tá sé a trí a chlog.
It is three o'clock.
Cén t-am a dtosaíonn an rang?
What time does the class start?
Ag a naoi a chlog.
At nine o'clock.
Cén t-am a mbeidh tú anseo?
What time will you be here?
Cén t-am é i mBaile Átha Cliath?
What time is it in Dublin?
Other question words
What time in Irish (cén t-am): the questions people ask
How do you ask what time it is in Irish?
Cén t-am é? Say the hour back with a and a chlog: tá sé a cúig a chlog, it is five o'clock.