Lesson Transcript

Hi, everyone.
In this lesson, you'll practice giving the time.
You'll be challenged to ask and answer what time it is.
First, let's look at some examples.
Lucia, quelle heure est-il ?
Il est sept heures.
Lucia, à quelle heure est la réunion ?
La réunion est à onze heures.
To ask the time, you can say...
Quelle heure est-il ?
To ask what time an event takes place, say...
À quelle heure est...
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Followed by the event, like...
À quelle heure est la réunion ?
Listen to a few more examples.
À quelle heure est le concert ?
Il est à trois heures et demie.
À quelle heure est le cours ?
Il est à neuf heures.
Let's practice.
You meet Emily.
Ask her what time the concert is.
Il est à trois heures et demie.
Now, meet Tom.
Ask him what time the class is.
Il est à neuf heures.
How did you do?
You can consider this practice exercise successful if you were able to answer in the given time and use the sentence pattern featured in the examples.
Try this practice exercise again if you want to improve your fluency.
To learn more vocabulary and phrases, access our Can-Do video series by clicking the link in the description.
And that's it for this lesson.
Great job.
Now you know how to give the time.
Go ahead and move on to the next lesson, and I'll see you there.

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