Leçon 4: L’heure Mlle Muhr French 1
The Hour There are 60 minutes in every hour. Each hour can be divided into 4 parts: 15/60 or 1/
Key Vocabulary Quelle heure est-il? “What time is it?” Il est... “IT IS...” Il est une heure. HOUR IS FEMININE! Il est deux heures. Add an “s” for anything more than one!
Vocabulary cont. midi = noon Il est midi. minuit = midnight Il est minuit.
A.M. vs. P.M. Use the following expressions to distinguish between a.m. and p.m.: du matin - in the morning Il est dix heures du matin. de l’après-midi - in the afternoon Il est deux heures de l’après-midi du soir - in the evening Il est huit heures du soir.
Minutes For the minutes you just add them after “heures” example: 10:10 Il est dix heures dix.
“A quarter past an hour” In French, to say it is 15 minutes past the hour we say it is the time plus a quarter. et quart EXAMPLE: 2:15 We could say: Il est deux heures quinze. But in French we say: Il est deux heures et quart. “It’s a quarter past 2”.
“Half past the hour” To say that it is half past the hour, we say it is that hour plus a half: et demie. Example: 2:30 Il est deux heures et demie. “It’s two-thirty.”
“A quarter till the hour” To say that it is a quarter till the hour, we say the hour it is MINUS a quarter: moins le quart EXAMPLE: 2:45 Il est trois heures moins le quart. “It’s a quarter to three.”
Try these on your own... 1) 10:00 a.m. 2) 11:15 a.m. 3) 12:00 p.m. 4) 3:30 p.m. 5) 4:45 a.m. 1) Il est dix heures du matin 2) Il est onze heures et quart. 3) Il est midi. 4) Il est trois heures et demie. 5) Il est cinq heures moins le quart.
Military time The 24-hour clock In France, official time is based-off of the 24- hour clock (i.e. a train schedule or a t.v. schedule). U.S. time --> Military time Add 12 hours Military time --> U.S time Subtract 12 hours
Try these on your own... Change the following times from the 24-hour clock to the 12-hour clock. 1) 18h 2) 20h30 3) 13h10 4) 15h27 5) 22h59 1) 6 p.m. 2) 8:30 pm 3) 1:10 pm 4) 3:27 pm 5) 10:59 pm
To ask what time something is scheduled À quelle heure est… ? À quelle heure est le film? Le film est à... REMEMBER TO ANSWER THE QUESTION USING THE SAME FORMAT IN YOUR SENTENCE!
Appointments To say you have an appointment with someone you say: J’ai un rendez-vous à... “I have an appointment (a date) at...”
Le jour et la date Key vocabulary: lundi mardi mercredi jeudi vendredi samedi dimanche - aujourd’hui - demain
Key phrases Quel jour est-ce? “What day is it?” Aujourd’hui c’est... “Today is...” Demain, c’est... “Tomorrow is...”
Key phrases cont. Quelle est la date? “What is the date?” C’est le 27 octobre. To express a date in French, the pattern is: le + number + month
Birthdays... C’est quand ton anniversaire? “When is your birthday?” Mon anniversaire est le.... “My birthday is the...”
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