28.24: Part 3: 23 CLOCK TIME
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23 CLOCK TIME
Following is a listing of all the expressions regarding clock time that you are likely to need at this level.
| Quelle heure est-il? | What time is it? |
| Il est une heure. | It's one o'clock. |
| Il est (trois)21 heures. | It is (three) o'clock. |
| Il est (deux) heures et demie22. | It's half past (two). |
| Il est (cinq) heures et quart. | It's a quarter past (five). |
| Il est (sept) heures moins le quart. | It's a quarter to (seven). |
| Il est (huit) heures (dix)23. | It's (eight) ten. |
| Il est (six) heures moins (deux)24. | It's two minutes to six. |
| Il est midi. | It's noon. |
| Il est minuit. | It's midnight. |
| ... du matin. | ... in the morning. (a.m.) |
| ... de l'après-midi. | ... in the afternoon. (p.m.) |
| ... du soir. | ... in the evening. (p.m.) |
21 Fill in any cardinal numeral between 2 (deux) and 11 (onze) or—for "army" time—between 2 (deux) or 24 (vingt-quatre). Except when using 24-hour official time, the French tend to avoid douze for "twelve o'clock" and prefer midi and minuit.
22 There is an -e on demi to agree with heure, except when it follows midi or minuit, which are both masculine. Minor point.
23 Use any cardinal numeral from 1 (une) to S9 (cinquante-neuf), without anything between it and the word "heure(s)".
24 Use any cardinal numeral between 1 (une) and 29 (vingt-neuf), directly after moins (no article).