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Lesson 10
Lesson 10
10 - Telling Time
V: Asking for the time
V: Time
In French, “il est” is used to express the time; though it would literally translate as “he is”, it is actually, in
this case, equivalent to “it is” (impersonal "il"). Unlike in English, it is always important to use “heures”
(“hours”) when referring to the time. In English, it is OK to say, “It’s nine,” but this wouldn’t make sense in
French.
V: Times of day
D: The Principal