Telling the time
Telling the Time
Key Words & Phrases
- À l’heure ≠ En retard
- Tôt ≠ Tard
- Quelle heure est-il ?
- Il est _____ du matin.
- Il est _____ l’après-midi.
- Il est _____ du soir.
- Il est midi.
- Il est minuit.
- Il est deux heures pile. (2:00)
- Il est deux heures cinq. (2:05)
- Il est deux heures dix. (2:10)
- Il est deux heures et quart. (2:15)
- Il est deux heures et demie. (2:30)
- Il est trois heures moins vingt-cinq. (2:35)
- Il est trois heures moins quart. (2.45)
- Il est trois heures moins dix. (2.50)
- Il est trois heures moins cinq. (2.55)
Learn
What time is it? – Part 1
What time is it? – Part 2
Telling the time
Daily routine
Lawless French: Telling time
BBC Bitesize: Telling the time using “être”
Rocket Languages: Telling the time
Love learning languages: Daily routine vocabulary
Watch
Houston French Teacher: The time
Learn French with Pascal: How to tell the time
Learn French with Frencheezi: Daily routine in French
Read
BBC Bitesize: Telling the time
French Spanish Online: Tool for the pronunciation of time
Dummies: Expressing time in French
FrenchToday: Time and phrases (pronunciation)
You Learn French: Describe your daily routine
Frenchlearner: List of daily activities
Podcast Français Facile: List of daily activities
Practice
Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below.
Antoine, your pen pal, has written to you about his daily routine and asked you a few questions about yours. Answer them as best as you can – you’re allowed to make things up!
- A quelle heure commence l’école dans ton pays ?
- Est-ce que tu travailles ? A quelle heure tu commences ?
- A quelle heure est-ce que tu te couches ?
- A quelle heure tu te lèves dans la semaine ?
- Est-ce que tu te lèves plus tard le week-end ?
Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below.
Partner Speaking Exercise:
- Ask your partner questions about their daily routine, asking them at what time they perform certain tasks. Then, talk about your own daily routine, describing a typical day for you. You should have enough vocabulary to make simple sentences – if you do not know how to say a word, is there another way you can try to express this same thing? Try to use the online dictionary only for vocabulary you feel you absolutely need, and will be useful on your learning journey.
Independent Speaking Exercise:
- This is a (made-up) typical day in the life of a French baker. Describe their routine as best as you can in French, as per the example below.
Une journée type d’un boulanger français
- 02.50 (se réveiller)
-> Le boulanger se réveille à deux heures cinquante / trois heures moins dix du matin.
- 03.00 (se lever)
- 03.10 (se doucher)
- 03.20 (s’habiller)
- 03.40 (aller au travail)
- 04.00 (commencer le travail)
- 10.45 (préparer les sandwichs)
- 18.00 (fermer la boulangerie)
- 18.05 (nettoyer)
- 18.30 (rentrer à la maison)
- 19.00 (se reposer)
You can find instructions and a download link in our flashcards module.
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