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L'heure officielle
Official time “formal language”
Introduction
Il est trois heures et quart.
It is a quarter past three p.m.
Il est quinze heures quinze.
It is three fifteen p.m.
Definition
In informal discussion, we use « current time »
To be more specific we use « official time » (formal language)
| heure officielle: | heure courante: | |
| Time (in formal situation) | current time | |
| 15h00 | Il est quinze heures | Il est trois heures |
| It is three o’clock p.m. | It is three o’clock. | |
| 15h05 | Il est quinze heures cinq | |
| It is three O-five p.m. | ||
| 15h10 | Il est quinze heures dix | |
| It is three ten p.m. | ||
| 15h15 | Il est quinze heures quinze | Il est trois heure et quart |
| It is three fifteen p.m. | It is a quarter past three p.m. | |
| 15h20 | Il est quinze heures vingt | |
| It is three twenty p.m. | ||
| 15h25 | Il est quinze heures vingt cinq | |
| It is three twenty-five. | ||
| 15h30 | Il est quinze heures trente | Il est trois heures et demie |
| It is three thirty p.m. | It is half past three p.m. | |
| 15h35 | Il est quinze heures trente cinq | |
| It is three thirty-five p.m. | ||
| 15h40 | Il est quinze heures quarante | |
| It is three forty p.m. | ||
| 15h45 | Il est quinze heures quarante-cinq | Il est quatre heures moins le quart |
| It is three forty-five p.m. | It is a quarter to three p.m. | |
| 15h50 | Il est quinze heures cinquante | |
| It is three fifty p.m. | ||
| 15h55 | Il est quinze heures cinquante cinq | |
| It is three fifty-five p.m. | ||
| 16h00 | Il est seize heures | |
| It is four p.m. |
