Reading and Saying Time in French

Quelle heure est-il?

What time is it?

There are different options for reading and saying time in French. You will find below the most used forms. 

1:00am

Il est une heure.

It's one o'clock.

6:00am

Il est six heures.

It's four o'clock.

9:19am

Il est neuf heures dix-neuf.

It's nine nineteen.

noon

Il est midi.

It's noon.

12:30pm

Il est midi et demi.

It's half past noon.

5:57pm or 17:57

Il est dix-huit heures moins trois.

It is three to six.

6:30pm or 18:30

Il est dix-huit heures et demi.

It's six thirty.

08:45pm or 20:45

Il est vingt heures moin le quart.

It's quarter to nine.

midnight

Il est minuit.

It's midnight.