Tell the time! Practice sentences about days, time, and schedules.
Donnez l'heure ! Pratiquez des phrases sur les jours, l'heure et les horaires.
Complete the sentence
Asking and telling time in French involves specific sentence structures using the impersonal pronoun "Il".
"Il est...": To say "It is [time]", you always start with Il est. Example: Il est tard (It is late) [cite: 56, 57] or Il est une heure (It is one o'clock).
Asking the time: The most common way to ask the time is Quelle heure est-il ? (What time is it?)[cite: 51, 52].
| French Word | English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Aujourd'hui | Today |
| Demain | Tomorrow |
| Nuit | Night |
| Heure | Time / Hour |
| Tard | Late |
| Tout de suite | Right now / Immediately |