Lesson overview
Being able to tell the time in French is a very useful skill. From knowing when your train will arrive, when your tour is leaving, or what time the next show is, it will not only help you strike up a conversation with locals but find important information you’ll need for your trip.
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16 words/phrases to learn
il est une heure
it's one o'clock
il est deux heures et quart
it's quarter past two
trois heures et demie
three thirty; three and a half hours
quatre heures moins le quart
quarter to four
cinq heures cinq
five past five
six heures vingt-sept
twenty seven past six
sept heures moins vingt
twenty to seven
il est exactement neuf heures
it's exactly nine o'clock
à dix heures pile
at ten o'clock on the dot
dans onze heures
in eleven hours
à midi
at noon
à minuit
at midnight
il est treize heures
it's one p.m.
quatorze heures
two p.m.
quinze heures
three p.m.
quelle heure est-t-il ?
what time is it?
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