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Time 31 to 59 past the hour

Time 31 to 59 past the hour. Once you are past «  half past  » the hour (31 minutes or more) you have to do a bit of math. In French, you don’t say « 4: 50». You say « 10 til 5 ». You have to figure out how many minutes UNTIL the next hour .

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Time 31 to 59 past the hour

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  1. Time 31 to 59 past the hour Once you are past « halfpast » the hour (31 minutes or more) you have to do a bit of math. In French, youdon’tsay « 4: 50». You say « 10 til 5 ». You have to figure out how many minutes UNTIL the nexthour. Basically, you round up to the nexthour and subtract minutes.

  2. Time 31 to 59 past the hour If itis 8:55, you round up to 9 and then figure out how many minutes short of 9 o’clockitis (60-55). Practice in English: 3:37 12:44 9:55 23 minutes til 4 How many minutes until 4 o’clockisit? 60-37 16 minutes til 1 How many minutes until 1 o’clockisit? 60-44 How many minutes until 10 o’clockisit? 60-55 5 minutes til 10

  3. Time 31 to 59 past the hour To say « until the nexthour » you use the phrase Moins Exemples: 7h59 8h35 1h43 11h50 Il est huit heures moins une. Il est neuf heures moins vingt-cinq. Il est deux heures moins dix-sept. Il est midi moins dix. Il est minuit moins dix.

  4. Time 31 to 59 past the hour Instead of using « 15 til » they use « quarter til » moins le quart 2h45 Il est trois heures moins le quart.

  5. Time past half hour practice Il est huit heures moins douze. Il est trois heures moins huit. Il est midi moins quatre. / Il est minuit moins quatre. Il est onze heures moins vingt-six. Il est dix heures moins le quart. Il est neuf heures moins dix-sept.

  6. But what about military time? theyjust use the solid minutes, never « moins » or « moins le quart ».

  7. But what about military time? However, for those of youwhounderstandclocks…J’arrive à deux heures moins douze.Le train arrive à treize heures quarante-huit.

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