In the video, you learned that when telling time in French, the minutes go after the hour.
For example:
Il est sept heures dix.
What time is it?
For example:
It is 7:10 or ten past seven.
To discuss time, you must know the French numbers up to sixty. The next two activities will help you refresh your knowledge of the numbers up to sixty.
For example:
dix-- 10, vingt--20, trente--30, quarante--40, cinquante--50, soixante--60
Let's Practice...
Click through each tab to practice telling time.
quinze
- 50
- 5
- 15
Quinze is fifteen.
Quinze is fifteen.
Quinze is fifteen.
douze
- 12
- 2
- 20
Douze is twelve.
Douze is twelve.
Douze is twelve.
trente
- 30
- 3
- 13
Trente is thirty.
Trente is thirty.
Trente is thirty.
cinquante
- 50
- 5
- 15
Cinquante is fifty.
Cinquante is fifty.
Cinquante is fifty.
Summary
Questions answered correctly:
Questions answered incorrectly:
Now practice your listening skills. Click to hear the audio. Then select the digits of the French number you hear.
Which one?
Trente-huit is thirty-eight.
Trente-huit is thirty-eight.
Trente-huit is thirty-eight.
Quarante-deux is forty-two.
Quarante-deux is forty-two.
Quarante-deux is forty-two.
Cinquante-six is fifty-six.
Cinquante-six is fifty-six.
Cinquante-six is fifty-six.
Dix-neuf is nineteen.
Dix-neuf is nineteen.
Dix-neuf is nineteen.
You got # out of # correct. Click the Retry button for another attempt.
You got a perfect score. Great job!
Now, use your knowledge of the numbers in French to complete this matching activity. Read the sentence in French and match it to the correct time.
Question
How do you say It is 3:33 in French?
Il est trois heures trente-trois.
