L’Heure Telling time in French.

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1 L’Heure Telling time in French

2 Telling Time in French The French use 2 clocks: 12 hour clock
Conversation Most common Use AM/PM 24 hour clock Schedules Trains, planes, subway, etc. Do NOT use AM/PM

3 Quelle heure est-il? Il est # of hours + heure(s) + # of minutes.
What time is it? To answer, use the following pattern: Il est # of hours + heure(s) + # of minutes.

4 Quelle heure est-il? Il est trois heures. (It is 3 o’clock.)
Il est une heure. (It is 1 o’clock.)

5 Il est + #of hours + heure(s) + # of minutes.
It is 2:20. Il est deux heures vingt. It is 10:40. Il est dix heures quarante. It is 8:35. Il est huit heures trente-cinq.

6 Other phrases: There are two ways to read the following time in English: 5:15 One can say: Five fifteen OR Quarter after five There are two ways to write 5:15 in French also!! Il est cinq heures quinze. OR Il est cinq heures et quart. Et quart = ¼ after

7 Other phrases: et quart = quarter past et demie = half past
moins le quart = quarter to

8 Other Phrases: AM PM Morning: from 12:00 midnight until 11:59 du matin
Afternoon: from 12:00 noon until around 5:00 de l’ après-midi Evening/night: from around 5:00 – 11:59 du soir

9 Other Phrases: 12:00 AM 12:00 PM Il est douze heures du matin
Il est minuit. 12:00 PM Il est douze heures de l’ après-midi. Il est midi.