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Telling Time in French - L'Heure

Learn how to say what time it is in French

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Practice your comprehension of telling time in French with these useful phrases and a list of times.

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Sound file created by Camille Chevalier Karfis, audio book & podcast author at French Today


Practice! Telling time in French
List

L'heure

Quelle heure est-il ?

Est-ce que vous avez l'heure, s'il vous plaît ?

À quelle heure est le concert ?

Le concert est à huit heures du soir.

Il est zéro heure. / Il est 0h00.
Il est une heure. / Il est 1h00.
Il est deux heures. / Il est 2h00.
Il est trois heures. / Il est 3h00.
Il est quatre heures. / Il est 4h00.
Il est cinq heures. / Il est 5h00.
Il est six heures. / Il est 6h00.
Il est sept heures. / Il est 7h00.
Il est huit heures. / Il est 8h00.
Il est neuf heures. / Il est 9h00.
Il est dix heures. / Il est 10h00.
Il est onze heures. / Il est 11h00.

Il est douze heures. / Il est 12h00.
Il est treize heures. / Il est 13h00.
Il est quatorze heures. / Il est 14h00.
Il est quinze heures. / Il est 15h00.
Il est seize heures. / Il est 16h00.
Il est dix-sept heures. / Il est 17h00.
Il est dix-huit heures. / Il est 18h00.
Il est dix-neuf heures. / Il est 19h00.
Il est vingt heures. / Il est 20h00.
Il est vingt et une heures. / Il est 21h00.
Il est vingt-deux heures. / Il est 22h00.
Il est vingt-trois heures. / Il est 23h00.

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