Time

Quelle heure est-il? - What time is it?

To tell the time in French, you use the phrase il est … heures.

• Il est une heure. - It's one o'clock.
• Il est deux heures. - It's two o'clock.
• Il est trois heures. - It's three o'clock.

As in English, there are special ways of saying midday and midnight:

• Il est midi. - It's midday.
• Il est minuit. - It's midnight.
• To say 'half past' you add et demie to the end of the time phrase:
• ll est une heure et demie. - It's half past one.
• Il est cinq heures et demie. - It's half past five.
• And for 'quarter past' you add et quart. ...

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