Telling Time in French - The 12-hour and 24-hour clock

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Telling Time in French - The 12-hour and 24-hour clock

Today we are learning how to tell the time in French.

In French, time is usually based on the 24-hour clock, like "military time". Instead of 1 to 11 a.m., followed by 12 to 11 p.m., the clock continues counting up from 12, so that 1 p.m. is 13, 2 p.m. is 14, all the way up to 24.

But if you want to use the 12-hour clock, add:

• du matin: In the morning, until noon.

• de l’après-midi: From noon until 6 p.m.

• du soir: From 6 p.m. until midnight.

The French use a little "h" instead of the colon (:) when writing down the time.

10h00 NOT 10:00