{"id":96,"date":"2009-05-14T17:13:21","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T21:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=93"},"modified":"2009-05-14T17:13:21","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T21:13:21","slug":"french-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-time\/","title":{"rendered":"French Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These days, with all the rushing and schedules to stay on, telling the time and understanding the time is so very important in any language and anywhere you are.\u00a0 So, today, we&#8217;ll talk about telling time in French.\u00a0 First of all, the very important question is:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Quelle heure est-il?<\/em> <\/strong>(What time is it?)\u00a0 And the essential answer is: <em>Il est &#8230;cinq heures moins dix. <\/em>\u00a0(It&#8217;s ten to five.)<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"595\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\" valign=\"top\">HOURS<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\" valign=\"top\">Official   Time<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\">Spoken   Time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\" valign=\"top\"><strong><em>Matin<\/em><\/strong> (Morning)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Midi<\/em><\/strong> (Noon)<br \/>\n<strong><em>Apr\u00e8s-midi<\/em><\/strong> (Afternoon)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Soir <\/em><\/strong>(Evening)<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nuit\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(Night)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Minuit <\/em><\/strong>(Midnight)<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\" valign=\"top\"><em>une heure<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>deux heures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>cinq heures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>douze heures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0treize heures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> seize heures<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>dix-huit heures<\/em><br \/>\n<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>vingt-deux heures<\/em><br \/>\n<em><\/em><br \/>\n<em>vingt-quatre heures<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"><em>une heure (du matin)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>deux heures (du matin)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>cinq heures (du matin)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>midi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0une heure (de l&#8217;apr\u00e8s-midi)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>quatre heures (de l&#8217;apr\u00e8s-midi)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>six heures (du soir)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>dix heures (du soir)<\/em><br \/>\n<em><\/em><br \/>\n<em>minuit<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"163\" valign=\"top\">MINUTES\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6:15<\/p>\n<p>6:30<\/p>\n<p>6:35<\/p>\n<p>6:45<\/p>\n<p>6:55<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\" valign=\"top\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>15 (6 heures 15)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>30 (6 heures 30)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>35 (6 heures 35)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>45 (6 heures 45)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>55 (6 heures 55)<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"300\" valign=\"top\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>et quart (six heures et quart)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>et demie (six heures et demie)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>moins vingt-cinq (sept heures   moins vingt-cinq)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>moins le quart (sept heures   moins le quart)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>moins cinq (sept heures moins cinq)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Other time-related questions include:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2 quelle heure y a-t-il un train pour Nice le matin?<\/em>\u00a0 (At what time is there a train to Nice in the morning?)<br \/>\n<em>\u00c2 quelle heure est le premier train pour Paris? <\/em>\u00a0(At what time is the first train to Paris?)<br \/>\n<em>Est-ce qu&#8217;il y a un train pour Nantes le soir?<\/em>\u00a0 (Is there a train to Nantes in the evening?)<br \/>\n<em>\u00c0 quelle heure commence la visite?<\/em>\u00a0 (At what time does the tour start?)<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a time-related question you can share with us??<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, with all the rushing and schedules to stay on, telling the time and understanding the time is so very important in any language and anywhere you are.\u00a0 So, today, we&#8217;ll talk about telling time in French.\u00a0 First of all, the very important question is: Quelle heure est-il? 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