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Ask and Tell the Time in French: Video Lesson

Ask what time it is and understand three o’clock.

Watch, listen, then practise · 1 minute 39 seconds

Original Parle lesson with English captions, AI-assisted graphics and synthesized reference audio. The audio models complete French time-question and answer phrases; the /ʁ/ focus stays inside the displayed question. Watch on YouTube · Read the captions.

Use the lesson

  1. Listen to Quelle heure est-il ? and the complete reply Il est trois heures.
  2. Repeat the full question during the gap, then ask the time and thank the person at the speaking prompt.
  3. Choose the time you hear before its answer appears, then try the matching free exercise.
Practise the free telling-time exercise

Lesson text and French models

Read the French models and the instructions you see in the video. Open the plain-text captions.

Synthesized reference audio; AI-assisted scripts, translation and graphics. English instructions and captions; free video and website practice. This Numbers unit in the optional App requires Premium.

Quelle heure est-il ?

I can tell simple time.

Quelle heure est-il ?

What time is it?

Il est trois heures.

It is three o'clock.

Merci !

Thank you!

Il est trois heures.

Il est trois heures means it is three o’clock.

Ask someone the time, then thank them.

Quelle heure est-il ?

What time is it?

Merci !

Thank you!

What time did you hear? A Three / B Four

Answer: A · Three Trois heures means three o’clock.

I can tell simple time.

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35 Sounds + first 4 missions free.

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This video and its matching website practice are free. In the optional iPhone and iPad App, all 35 Sounds pages and the first 4 First Contact Course missions are free. The full 120-mission course requires Premium. Phrase Match detects words; it does not grade your accent.

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Original lesson by the developer of Parle: Learn & Speak French, App ID 6761505050. AI-assisted scripts and graphics; synthesized reference audio. About Parle.