How to ask and tell the time in French (1)
To ask what time it is in French, there are different options:
- Vous avez l’heure ? (to ask if you don’t know if the person you are talking to can give you the time)
- Quelle heure est-il ? (formal)
- Il est quelle heure ? (casual)
There are two different ways to tell the time:
- The formal way (professional appointments, medical appointments, airports, administrations…)
- The casual way (family, friends, colleagues…)
For each of these ways, your sentence will start with “Il est…”.
Example:
Il est 15h00 (formal).
Il est 3h00 (casual).
A few objects for time :
Une montre (watch)
Une horloge (clock)
Un portable (cellphone)
Un réveil (alarm clock)
Et chez vous, quelle heure est-il?
Drag and drop the right sentence on the clock. Then, check your answer!