UNITÉ 2 LEÇON 2B: Telling Time Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

What are the two ways to ask for the time?

A
  • Quelle heure est-il?

What time is it?

  • Quelle heure avez-vous?

What time do you have?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

heures

A

Heures is used by itself to express time on the hour.

Ex. *Il est six heures. *

It’s 6:00.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

heure

A

Heure means 1 o’clock. Heure is only used for this time.

Ex. Il est une heure.

It’s 1:00.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

How do you add in minutes to the time?

For example:

4:05

A

By simply adding the minute at the end.

Ex. Il est quatre heures cinq.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

How do you add in 20 minutes to the time?

For example:

11:20

A

Il est onze heures vingt.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

et quart

A

__:15

Ex. Il est quatre heures et quart.

It’s 4:15.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

et demie

A

__:30

Ex. Il est huit heures et demie.

It’s 8:30.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

moins

A

Any minutes after __:30

Ex. Il est dix heures moins dix.

It’s 9:50.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

3:30

A

Il est trois heures et demie.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

7:30

A

Il est sept heures et demie.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

10:40

A

Il est onze heures moins vingt.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

11:55

A

Il est douze heures moins cinq.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

du matin

A

AM

Ex. *Il est huit heures du matin. *

It’s 8:00 AM.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

de l’après-midi

A

PM (12:00 PM - 6:00 PM)

Ex. Il est quatre heures moins quinze de l’après-midi.

It’s 3:45 PM.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

du soir

A

PM (any time after 6:00 PM)

Ex. Il est neuf heures du soir.

It’s 9:00 PM.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

midi

A

12:00