How to tell the time in French ⏰

That’s another basic of French for beginners. So, how to tell the time in French then? ⏰

Tick tock, do you remember? Because it’s fairly easy. And I propose to show you in 5 sentences.

Up for it? Let’s do this.

So, quelle heure est il? ⏰

How to tell the time in French

It’s fairly easy to asnwer the question: ‘Quelle heure est-il?’

Come on, let’s try this. Answer with the time it is in your country.

Quelle heure est il? Il est…..

…quatre heures. (4:00)
…cinq heures vingt. (5:20)
…six heures et demie. (6:30)
…huit heures moins le quart. (7:45)
…neuf heure moins cinq. (8:55)

Now, it’s your time to use it. Find a native speaker and get chatting! (or leave me a comment)

Please use the video to learn how to pronounce the words correctly.

Questions? Need more options? Leave me a comment!

Ah the dreaded classroom… If you started learning French at school you might be thinking teachers are not good at all… Let’s talk about this, and:

Oh I love a good French tongue twister. They’re perfect to practice your French pronunciation and have a good laugh at the same time.

👉 MORE HERE 👈 If you intend to travel to France, I really recommend to learn a bit of French. Not that you ABSOLUTELY need it,

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February 22, 2019 at 4:18 pm

I am an absolute French language learner.Please help/guide me to learn it!I will be grateful to You!Thanks so much!!!

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