French II: Synonyms and Antonyms
French II: Everyday Words and Phrases
Use the following questions and answers to speak about the time of day:
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Quelle heure est-il? (What time is it?) Il est … (It is …)
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À quelle heure … ? (At what time … ?) À … (At …)
Table
1 gives you a quick refresher course on how to tell time in French.
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Here are some more basics on time:
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To express time after the hour, the number of minutes is added. Et (and) is used only with quart (quarter) and demi( e) (half).
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Moins (less, minus) is used to express time before the hour.
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Moins le is used before quart.
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Because midi (noon) and minuit (midnight) are masculine, to say “half past,” use et demi, as in the following: Je mange à midi et demi. (I eat at half past noon.)
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In public announcements, such as timetables, the official 24-hour system is commonly used, with midnight as the zero hour:
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0 h 30 (12:30 a.m.)
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18 heures (6:00 p.m.)
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20 h 45 (8:45 p.m.)
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Table
2 provides you with common expressions that will help you express time and anything related to it.
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