How to tell the time in French

Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
15/01/16
Bonjour Catherine !
Indeed, "treize heures moins cinq" actually means "12:55", so thanks for pointing it out to us! We actually changed to "vingt heures moins cinq" to highlight the difference between 7:55 and 19:55 !
Merci!
Indeed, "treize heures moins cinq" actually means "12:55", so thanks for pointing it out to us! We actually changed to "vingt heures moins cinq" to highlight the difference between 7:55 and 19:55 !
Merci!

Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
15/01/16
Following your post, I decided to completely upgrade this lesson, to make it even clearer!!!
Have a look there: https://www.french-test.com/revision/grammar/how-to-tell-the-time-in-french-simple
Have a look there: https://www.french-test.com/revision/grammar/how-to-tell-the-time-in-french-simple
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Catherine
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15 January 2016
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How to tell the time in French
Where it says treize heures moins cinq, just above Jargon Busters, should that translate as 2:55 rather than 0:55?
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