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Telling Time in French
What time is it? => Quelle heure est-il?
As in most of the romantic languages, there are several ways to tell time. It seems that the best method, across the board, is to simply state the hour and the time:
1:44 p.m. = (Il est) un heures quarante-quatre
2:30 p.m. = (Il est) deux heures trente OR trois heures et demie
8:06 a.m. = (Il est) huit heures six (du matin)
10:15 p.m. = (Il est) vingt-deux heures quinze (22h00) OR dix heures et quart (du soir)
at 6 (sharp) = (Il est) six heures
It's midnight = Il est minuit.
It's noon = Il est midi.
Note: a "rendez-vous" can refer to either romance or business, as in a reuniting or meeting.
Use de l'aprés-midi for afternoon before 6 p.m. and du soir for evening. (a.m. and p.m. are not used)
Also, use of the 24-hour clock is more common, so 4 p.m. would translate to 16 hours. Instead of writing time as 16:00 the French write it as 16h00 (using an h for heure.
Days of the Week:
Sunday => dimanche
Monday => lundi
Tuesday => mardi
Wednesday => mercredi
Thursday => jeudi
Friday => vendredi
Saturday => samedi
Months of the Year:
January => janvier
February => février
March => mars
April => avril
May => mai
June => juin
July => juillet
August => aoút
September => septembre
October => octobre
November => novembre
December => décembre
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Seasons:
Spring => le printemps
Summer => l'été
Autumn/Fall => l'automne
Winter => l'hiver
Other:
day => le jour
today => aujourd'hui
yesterday => hier
tomorrow => demain
week => la semaine
next => prochain / prochaine
last => dernier / derniére
month => le mois
year => l'an / l'année
decade => la décennie
century => le siécle
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