Grammaire française - French Grammar
L'HEURE
TIME STRUCTURE
- Quelle heure est-il? (¿What's the time?)
- Tu as l'heure? (¿Can you tell me the time?)
Vous avez l'heure? (¿Can you tell me the time? -more formal-)
- Il est... (It's...)
06:00 |
six heures |
06:05 |
six heures cinq |
06:10 |
six heures dix |
06:15 |
six heures et quart |
06:20 |
six heures vingt |
06:25 |
six heures vingt-cinq |
06:30 |
six heures et demie |
06:35 |
sept heures moins vingt-cinq |
06:40 |
sept heures moins vingt |
06:45 |
sept heures moins le quart |
06:50 |
sept heures moins dix |
06:55 |
sept heures moins cinq |
PARTS OF THE DAY
le matin |
morning |
le midi |
midday |
l'après-midi |
early afternoon |
le soir |
afternoon |
la nuit |
night |
la minuit |
midnight |
- You can use the part of the day together with the time.
Il est huit heures du matin. (It's eight in the morning. / It's 8 a.m.)
Il est huit heures du soir. (It's eight in the evening. / It's 8 p.m.)
- To refer to "twelve" you can use:
Il est midi. (It's twelve.)
Il est midi dix. (It's ten past twelve/midday.)
Il est minuit et demie. (It's half past midnight.)
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