Telling Time - The basics

"Quelle heure est-il?" means...

• It is

• What time is it?

• In the morning

• I don't know

We use the expression "____" in order to talk about what time it is now.

• Il est

• Il a

• Il fait

Il est deux heures.

• It's one o'clock.
• It's two o'clock.
• It's three o'clock.
• It's four o'clock.

Il est une heure.

• It's one o'clock.
• It's two o'clock.
• It's three o'clock.
• It's four o'clock.

To write a 24h time that is greater than 12 in 12h time, you have to SUBTRACT..

• 9

• 12

• 3

• PM or AM

Il est 13h00

• It is 1:13 p.m.

• It is 3:11 p.m.

• It is 1:00 p.m.

• It is 3:00 p.m.

Il est 16h00

• It is 6:00 p.m.

• It is 6:30 p.m.

• It is 4:00 p.m.

• It is 5:00 p.m.

14h05 in 12hr time is

• 4:05 pm

• 2:05 am

• 2:05 pm

• 4:05 am

19h45 in 12hr time is

• 9:45 pm

• 7:45 pm

• 7:45 am

• 9:45 am

23h55 in 12hr time is

• 9:55 pm

• 11:55 pm

• 9:55 am

• 11:55 am