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Quelle heure est-il?

Quelle heure est-il?. Telling time in French. C’est facile! It’s easy!. Quelle heure est-il?. Quelle heure est-il = What time is it? Il est 3 heures = 3:00 am Il est 5 heures = 5:00 am Il est 19 heures = 7:00 pm. OMG WHY DID YOU SAY 19?. The French use the 24 hour clock.

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Quelle heure est-il?

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  1. Quelle heure est-il?

  2. Telling time in French C’est facile! It’s easy!

  3. Quelle heure est-il? • Quelle heure est-il = What time is it? • Il est 3 heures = 3:00 am • Il est 5 heures = 5:00 am • Il est 19 heures = 7:00 pm

  4. OMG WHY DID YOU SAY 19? • The French use the 24 hour clock. • Just don’t stop at twelve at noon. • 1pm = 13h00 • 2pm = 14h00 • 3pm = 15h00 • 4pm = 16h00 • 5pm = 17h00 • 6pm = 18h00 • It’s easy, just add 12! If you can’t add twelve, consult your 1st grade teacher for help.

  5. What if the time isn’t exact? • Facile! – Add it after you say “heures.” • 13h05 = Il est treize heures cinq. • 05h20 = il est cinq heures vingt. • 06h25 = il est six heures vingt-cinq.

  6. Special cases for time • Midi is noon • Minuit is midnight • Il est midi cinq = 12h05 • Il est minuit cinq = 0h05 • Et quart is 15 after • Et demie is 30 after

  7. Something different • When the time is more than 30, the French do what the Spanish do, subtract from the next hour. • 5:35pm = Il est dix-huit heures moins vingt-cinq • 3:50am = Il est quatre heures moins dix. • Try these on your own… • 4:55am • Il est cinq heures moins cinq • 6:45am • Il est sept heures moins le quart.

  8. Quiz – l’heure Write out the following times in French…8h – Il est huit heures10h – Il est dix heures7h – Il est sept heures13h – Il est treize heures5h – Il est cinq heures5h30 – il est cinq heures et demie16h15 – Il est seize heures et quart20h30 – il est vingt heures et demie21h15 – il est vingt et une heures et quart12h30 (pm) – il est midi et demie2h50 – il est trois heures moins dix3h55 – il est quatres heures moins cinq14h45 – il est quinze heures moins le quart23h35 – il est minuit moins vingt-cinq1h59 – il est deux heures moins unWhat time would each of these be in English?2h50 2:50am3h55 3:55am14h45 2:45pm23h35 11:35pm17h59 5:59pm

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