Quelle heure est-il?

Il est trois heures.  (3h00)

To express the number of minutes, simply add them after you say the hour

• 10h20

• 3h30

• 5h25

• 8h40

​Practice reading this before moving on to the next slide.

There are some special expressions that you need to know

• et quart = quarter after ( :15)

• et demie = half past ( :30)

• moins le quart = quarter to ( :45)

​Time to the hour

​Il est quatre heures*.

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​*The word "heure" is plural when there is more than one hour.

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​Il est une* heure.

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​*The word "heure" is feminine, so use "une" (instead of "un")

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​Il est midi.

(It is noon.)

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​Il est minuit.

(It is midnight.)