English to french time converter how to#
In this lesson, I’m going to concentrate on the expressions and pronunciation differences but I won’t go over how to say the numbers 0 to 59. Now, to tell the time efficiently and understand it, you need to first learn how to say the numbers in French. Mastering the right pronunciation of the word hour in French is the key to understanding the time in French. So as you can hear with the audio recordings, the word “heure” becomes neur, zeur, treur, keur, teur with the liaisons and glidings. The key to understanding the time in French The word heure(s) is pronounced in the same breath as the number, as if it were a weird ending to it. In French you have to say: “ il est une heure et quart“, saying the word “heure”. In English you can say: ‘it’s quarter past one’. In French you have to say: “ Il est une heure“, saying the word “heure”. This is the biggest mistake I hear English speakers make when telling the time in French: they forget to include the word “heure”. In French, when you tell the time, you always have to repeat the word “heure(s)”.
It’s three o’clock – Il est trois heures.It’s one o’clock – Il est une heure (note there is no S at heure since there is only one).
I encourage you to repeat out-loud after me so you memorize the right way to tell the time in French. Click on the link next to the headphones to hear the French pronunciation. This free French lesson – like many on French Today’s blog – features audio recordings. It’s a feminine word, and because “heure” starts with a silent h, its pronunciation will vary a lot in liaison, so it’s essential you learn how to tell the time in French with audio recordings. The French word you’ll hear the most for time in the context of telling the time is the word “heure”. Let’s dive right in and see how to tell the time in French. How Should I Tell the Time in French? French Time
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