How to tell the time in French, a Romance language spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and many other countries.
English | French (français) |
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What time is it? | Quelle heure est-il? |
It's one o'clock | Il est une heure |
It's quarter past one | Il est une heure et quart |
It's half past one | Il est une heure et demie |
It's quarter to two | Il est deux heures moins le quart |
It's two o'clock | Il est deux heures |
It's quarter past two | Il est deux heures et quart |
It's half past two | Il est deux heures et demie |
It's quarter to three | Il est trois heures moins le quart |
It's three o'clock | Il est trois heures |
It's quarter past three | Il est trois heures et quart |
It's half past three | Il est trois heures et demie |
It's quarter to four | Il est quatre heures moins le quart |
It's four o'clock | Il est quatre heures |
It's quarter past four | Il est quatre heures et quart |
It's half past four | Il est quatre heures et demie |
It's quarter to five | Il est cinq heures moins le quart |
It's five o'clock | Il est cinq heures |
It's quarter past five | Il est cinq heures et quart |
It's half past five | Il est cinq heures et demie |
It's quarter to six | Il est six heures moins le quart |
It's six o'clock | Il est six heures |
It's quarter past six | Il est six heures et quart |
It's half past six | Il est six heures et demie |
It's quarter to seven | Il est sept heures moins le quart |
It's seven o'clock | Il est sept heures |
It's quarter past seven | Il est sept heures et quart |
It's half past seven | Il est sept heures et demie |
It's quarter to eight | Il est huit heures moins le quart |
It's eight o'clock | Il est huit heures |
It's quarter past eight | Il est huit heures et quart |
It's half past eight | Il est huit heures et demie |
It's quarter to nine | Il est neuf heures moins le quart |
It's nine o'clock | Il est neuf heures |
It's quarter past nine | Il est neuf heures et quart |
It's half past nine | Il est neuf heures et demie |
It's quarter to ten | Il est dix heures moins le quart |
It's ten o'clock | Il est dix heures |
It's quarter past ten | Il est dix heures et quart |
It's half past ten | Il est dix heures et demie |
It's quarter to eleven | Il est onze heures moins le quart |
It's eleven o'clock | Il est onze heures |
It's quarter past eleven | Il est onze heures et quart |
It's half past eleven | Il est onze heures et demie |
It's quarter to twelve | Il est onze heures quarante-cinq |
It's twelve o'clock | Il est douze heures |
It's quarter past twelve | Il est douze heures quinze |
It's half past twelve | Il est douze heures trente |
It's quarter to one | Il est une heure moins le quart |
It's midnight | Il est minuit |
It's midday | Il est midi |
in the morning | du matin |
in the afternoon | de l'après-midi |
in the evening | du soir |
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