Telling the time in French

How to tell the time in French, a Romance language spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and many other countries.

English French (français)
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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