How to tell the time in French

Catherine

Kwiziq community member

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?

This question relates to:
French lesson "Telling the time in French - simple"

Aurélie

Kwiziq language super star

15 January 2016

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!

Aurélie

Kwiziq language super star

15 January 2016

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

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