French Time Telling Guide: Mastering the Hour

Master the art of telling time in French with this comprehensive guide. Learn how to ask for the time and respond correctly, including the unique usage of heures and h. Explore how to express different hours from 1:00 to 12:00, including nuances like midi and minuit.

• French
• Time
• Hour
• Learning
• Language

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1. 3A: Telling time on the hour To ask what time it is in French, say: Quelle heure est-il? To answer, say: Il est ______ heure(s). Heures always ends in s, except when you are talking about 1:00, une heure. This is because 1:00 is singular. There s only 1.

2. 3A: Telling time on the hour When writing the time, the French sometimes write with the abbreviation for heures. The abbreviation for heures is h. 1:00 = 1h00 6:00 = 6h00 8:00 = 3:00 =

3. 3A: Telling Time on the Hour 1:00 Il est une heure. 2:00 Il est deux heures. 3:00 Il est trois heures. 4:00 Il est quatre heures. 5:00 Il est cinq heures. 6:00 Il est six heures. 7:00 Il est sept heures. 8:00 Il est huit heures. 9:00 Il est neuf heures. 10:00 Il est dix heures. 11:00 Il est onze heures.

4. 3A: Telling time on the hour 12:00 noon Il est midi. Think of mid day. 12:00 midnight Il est minuit.