What time is du soir?
What time is du soir?
p.m. until midnight
French doesn’t have words for “a.m.” and “p.m.” You can use du matin for a.m., de l’après-midi from noon until about 6 p.m., and du soir from 6 p.m. until midnight. However, time is usually expressed on a 24-hour clock.
How do you say 12/15 in French?
As a full sentence in French, you would write “Il est minuit quinze.” Your time is already expressed as the French would. If you translated that time into English and the 12-hour clock, it would be 12:15 a.m., or 15 minutes after midnight. How would I say “It’s 10:05” in French? “Il est dix heures cinq.”
How do you write time in French?
To tell a time on the hour in French, use il est + (number) + heure(s). For example: il est deux heures (it is two o’clock). Note: When it is one o’clock, say: il est une heure (it is one o’clock), using the feminine singular une instead of un because the word heure (hour) is feminine.
How do you tell time in French?
Heure is required, unlike o’clock. In English, we can say “It’s almost five” or “He’ll be here at eight thirty,” but in French, you must say Il est presque cinq heures and Il arrivera à huit heures trente….French time.
l’heure | time as in telling time |
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la fois | time as in instance |
Je l’ai fait une fois. | I did it one time. |
How do you say 8 15 French?
The French translation for “quarter past eight (8:15)” is huit heures et quart. The French, huit heures et quart, can be broken down into 4 parts:”8 (eight)” (huit), “hours; o’clock” (heures), “and” (et) and “quarter” (quart).
How do you say 7/15 in French?
The French translation for “quarter past seven (7:15)” is sept heures et quart. The French, sept heures et quart, can be broken down into 4 parts:”7 (seven)” (sept), “hours; o’clock” (heures), “and” (et) and “quarter” (quart).
How do you say 2/15 in French?
The French translation for “quarter past two (2:15)” is deux heures et quart. The French, deux heures et quart, can be broken down into 4 parts:”2 (two)” (deux), “hours; o’clock” (heures), “and” (et) and “quarter” (quart).
How do you say the 12-hour clock in French?
Time is typically expressed based on a 12-hour clock. In French, you say the hour then the minutes, and it’s a little different from the way it’s done in English. To tell a time on the hour in French, use il est + (number) + heure(s). For example: il est deux heures (it is two o’clock).
How do you write the time?
Rules
- Lowercase a.m. and p.m. and always use periods.
- Lowercase noon and midnight.
- Do not use 12 noon or 12 midnight (redundant). Use noon or midnight.
- Do not use 12 p.m. or 12 a.m. Use noon or midnight.
- Do not use 8 a.m. in the morning (redundant) Use 8 a.m.
- Do not use o’clock with a.m. or p.m.
How do you say 9 15 in French?
The French translation for “quarter past nine (9:15)” is neuf heures et quart. The French, neuf heures et quart, can be broken down into 4 parts:”9 (nine)” (neuf), “hours; o’clock” (heures), “and” (et) and “quarter” (quart).
How do you write time in hours?
In general, to write time in the 24-hour system, omit the colon between hours and minutes, and follow the numerals for time with the word “hours.” The invasion began at 0823 hours . Read aloud as “oh-eight-twenty-three hours” or “zero-eight-twenty-three” (military).