I do not understand why the expression correctly reads dix heures vingt-trois instead of more simply dix heures vingt trois? In other words what is the rule for adding a hypen in this expression. I did not see this need to add hyphen mentioned in the lesson.
Telling time in French - simple
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Joseph M.Kwiziq community member
Telling time in French - simple
This question relates to:French lesson "Telling time in French - general 12-hour clock rules"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Joseph,
Here is the link on how to write numbers in French (see beginning of the lesson):
how-to-express-numbers-from-70-to-999
For numbers between 20 and 69, they follow this pattern: ...-et-un / ...-deux / ...-trois etc
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Joseph M. asked:
Telling time in French - simple
I do not understand why the expression correctly reads dix heures vingt-trois instead of more simply dix heures vingt trois? In other words what is the rule for adding a hypen in this expression. I did not see this need to add hyphen mentioned in the lesson.
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