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Telling Time
L'heure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| l'heure (f) | the time |
| Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? |
| Il est huit heures. | It's 8 o'clock. |
| Il est huit heures dix. | It's 8:10. |
| Il est huit heures et quart. | It's 8:15 / It's a quarter after 8. |
| Il est huit heures vingt-cinq. | It's 8:25. |
| Il est huit heures et demie. | It's 8:30 / It's half past 8 |
| Il est neuf heures moins vingt. | It's 8:40 / It's twenty to nine. |
| Il est neuf heures moins le quart. | It's 8:45 / It's a quarter to nine. |
| Il est midi. | It's noon. |
| Il est midi et demi. | It's twelve-thirty (12:30) |
| Il est minuit. | It's midnight. |
| Il est trois heures | It's three o'clock (3:00) |
| du matin | in the morning |
| de l'après-midi | in the afternoon |
| Il est sept heures | It's seven o'clock |
| du soir | in the evening |
| l'heure officielle | official time |
| Il est 10h. | It's 10 a.m. |
| Il est 12h05. | It's 12:05 p.m. |
| Il est 13h15. | It's 1:15 p.m. (or 13:15 in military time - 24hr clock) Hint: If the hour is larger than 12, just subtract 12 from it and use PM! 13-12 = 1 PM |
| Il est 15h35. | It's 3:35 p.m. (or 15:35 in military time - 24hr clock) Hint: If the hour is larger than 12, just subtract 12 from it and use PM! 15-12 = 3 PM |
| Il est 18h45. | It's 6:45 p.m. (or 18:45 in military time - 24hr clock) Hint: If the hour is larger than 12, just subtract 12 from it and use PM! 18-12 = 6 PM |
| Il est 22h59. | It's 10:59 p.m. (or 22:59 in military time - 24hr clock) Hint: If the hour is larger than 12, just subtract 12 from it and use PM! 22-12 = 10 PM |
| moins | minus (used when the minutes are over 30) |
| et quart | :15, 15 minutes after the hour (a quarter of an hour) |
| et demie | :30, 30 minutes after the hour (half hour) |
| moins le quart | literally means: "minus the quarter" and is used for :45, 45 minutes after the hour |