Learn French with Anna Spring

34) The time


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The good news is that the French tell the time in almost exactly the same way as us.

Quelle heure? What time?

Est it? Is it?

Quelle heure est-il? What time is it?

Vous avez You have

L’heure The hour / time

Vous avez l’heure You have the time

Il est It is

Une heure One hour

Du matin The morning

Il est une heure du matin It is one o’clock (am)

Il est it is

Quatre heures Four hours

De l’apres-midi In the afternoon

Il est quatre heures de l’apres midi It is four in the afternoon

Il est It is

Sept heures Seven hours

Du soir The evening

Il est sept heures du soir It is seven o’clock (pm)

Il est It is

Onze heures Eleven hours

De la nuit The evening

Il est onze heures de la nuit It is eleven o’clock (pm)

Il est minuit It is midnight

Il est midi. It is midday.

Il est sept heures et quart. It is 7 and a quarter.

Il est sept heures et demi. It is 7 and a half.

Il est huit heures moins le quart. It is a quarter to 8.

Il est huit heures moins vingt. It is 20 to 8.

Il est cinq heures et quart It is quarter past five.

Il est six heures et demi It is half past six.

Il est neuf heures moins le quart It is a quarter to nine.

Il est onze heures dix It is ten past eleven.

Il est dix heures moins cinq It is five to ten.

Occasional use of 24 hour clock

Il est dix huit heures It is 6 pm

Il est dix sept heures vingt It is 5:20pm

Il est vingt et un heures quinze 9:15pm

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