Sunday, July 7, 2013

TIME / LE TEMPS QUI PASSE

·           What time is it?
·         Quelle heure est-il ?
·         It is...
·         Il est...
·         one o'clock
·         une heure
·         two o'clock
·         deux heures
·         noon
·         midi
·         midnight
·         minuit
·         a quarter after three
·         trois heures et quart
·         one o'clock sharp
·         une heure précise
·         four o'clock sharp
·         quatre heures précises
·         twelve thirty
·         midi (minuit) et demi
·         six thirty
·         six heures et demie
·         a quarter to seven
·         sept heures moins le quart
·         five twenty
·         cinq heures vingt
·         ten fifty
·         onze heures moins dix
·         in the morning/AM
·         du matin
·         in the afternoon/PM
·         de l'après-midi
·         in the evening/PM
·         du soir


Official French time is expressed as military time (24 hour clock.) You can only use regular numbers, and not demi, quart, etc. when reporting time with the 24 hour system. For example, if it is 18h30, you must say dix-huit heures trente. The word pile /pil/ is also a more informal way of saying précise (exactly, sharp).

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