Time in French

Time in French

1. Il est midi- Midday (12:00)

2. Il est minuit- Midnight (12:00)

3. moins- Minus. This is used when you want to tell the time that is more than half past. For example 04:45 would be cinq heures moins le quart.

4. How to use time in a sentence

   • Je mange mon diner à huit heures vingt. - I eat my dinner at eight twenty (08:20)
     • To expand you can say who you are doing it with: Je mange mon diner avec mon frere à hiut heures vingt. - I eat my dinner with my brother at eight twenty (08:20)
       • You can expand again by saying where you are doing it: Je mange mon diner avec mon frere ou restaurant à huit heures vingt. - " " at the restaurant " ".
         • You can add "pile" on the dot.