This lesson is part of the course(s):
Getting Started in French, Mastering French Numbers
How To Tell the Time in French
In this lesson we learn expressions for telling the time.
Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as the video plays!
Vocabulary from the Video
Part 1:
| What is the time? | Quelle heure est-il? |
| It is one o’clock. | Il est une heure. |
| It is two o’clock. | Il est deux heures. |
| It is ten past two. | Il est deux heures dix. |
| It is a quarter past two. | Il est deux heures et quart. |
Part 2:
| It is half past two. | Il est deux heures et demie. |
| It is twenty to three. | Il est trois heures moins vingt. |
| It is quarter to three. | Il est trois heures moins le quart. |
| It is midday. | Il est midi. |
| It is midnight. | Il est minuit. |
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Go Deeper
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A Guide to Telling the Time in French
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Telling the Time In French
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