Telling the time in French

How to tell the time in French, a Romance language spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and many other countries.

English	French (français)
What time is it?	Quelle heure est-il?
It's one o'clock	Il est une heure
It's quarter past one	Il est une heure et quart
It's half past one	Il est une heure et demie
It's quarter to two	Il est deux heures moins le quart
It's two o'clock	Il est deux heures
It's quarter past two	Il est deux heures et quart
It's half past two	Il est deux heures et demie
It's quarter to three	Il est trois heures moins le quart
It's three o'clock	Il est trois heures
It's quarter past three	Il est trois heures et quart
It's half past three	Il est trois heures et demie
It's quarter to four	Il est quatre heures moins le quart
It's four o'clock	Il est quatre heures
It's quarter past four	Il est quatre heures et quart
It's half past four	Il est quatre heures et demie
It's quarter to five	Il est cinq heures moins le quart
It's five o'clock	Il est cinq heures
It's quarter past five	Il est cinq heures et quart
It's half past five	Il est cinq heures et demie
It's quarter to six	Il est six heures moins le quart
It's six o'clock	Il est six heures
It's quarter past six	Il est six heures et quart
It's half past six	Il est six heures et demie
It's quarter to seven	Il est sept heures moins le quart
It's seven o'clock	Il est sept heures
It's quarter past seven	Il est sept heures et quart
It's half past seven	Il est sept heures et demie
It's quarter to eight	Il est huit heures moins le quart
It's eight o'clock	Il est huit heures
It's quarter past eight	Il est huit heures et quart
It's half past eight	Il est huit heures et demie
It's quarter to nine	Il est neuf heures moins le quart
It's nine o'clock	Il est neuf heures
It's quarter past nine	Il est neuf heures et quart
It's half past nine	Il est neuf heures et demie
It's quarter to ten	Il est dix heures moins le quart
It's ten o'clock	Il est dix heures
It's quarter past ten	Il est dix heures et quart
It's half past ten	Il est dix heures et demie
It's quarter to eleven	Il est onze heures moins le quart
It's eleven o'clock	Il est onze heures
It's quarter past eleven	Il est onze heures et quart
It's half past eleven	Il est onze heures et demie
It's quarter to twelve	Il est onze heures quarante-cinq
It's twelve o'clock	Il est douze heures
It's quarter past twelve	Il est douze heures quinze
It's half past twelve	Il est douze heures trente
It's quarter to one	Il est une heure moins le quart
It's midnight	Il est minuit
It's midday	Il est midi
in the morning	du matin
in the afternoon	de l'après-midi
in the evening	du soir

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