Quelle heure est-il?

Telling time in French.

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

2. Telling time in French
•French people use the same clock we
do with 12 hours and 60 minutes.
•The French use military time
(PM times: x + 12 = military time)
English PM time
–5: 00 PM  17 h 00  Dix-sept heures
•PM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
•FRENCH 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

3. Cont…
•On digital/visual clocks they use AM and PM
BUT when speaking, if not using military time,
they would specify the time of day by saying
“1-12 heures…du matin” or “… du soir”
•To say what time it is you say “Il est…heures.”
•When writing out the time, shorthand, they
put the letter ‘h’ not a colon ‘:’
–AMERICA  7:00 AM  7:00 PM
–FRANCE  7 h 00  19 h 00

4. Other words to know:
•15  et quart30  et demie
45  moins le quart
•Noon  midi Midnight  minuit
•When telling time…any minutes after :
30 (if a multiple of 5) are stated a little
differently. Instead of saying the
number (ex. 55) you subtract from the
closest o’clock.
–2 h 55  Il est trois heures moins cinq.

5. 3:42 PM
Il est
quinze heures quarante deux

6. 6:30 AM
Il est
six heures et demie.

7. 1:00 AM
Il est
une heure

8. 12:00 PM
(noon)
Il est midi.

9. 5:45* AM
Il est
six heures moins le quart

10. 12:00 AM
(midnight)
Il est minuit.

11. 7:55* PM
Il est
vingt heures moins cinq

12. MAGNIFIQUE!MAGNIFIQUE!