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How do you ask 'What time is it?' in French?

Quelle heure est-il ? means what time is it?

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  1. Quel âge avez-vous ?
  2. Quel jour sommes-nous ?
  3. Quelle heure est-il ? ✔

Why: Heure means hour or time on the clock. Quel âge avez-vous asks how old someone is, and quel jour sommes-nous asks what day it is.

Huh, didn't know that: France often uses the 24-hour clock, so a train at 15 h leaves at 3 PM.

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Answer: Quelle heure est-il ?. Heure means hour or time on the clock. Quel âge avez-vous asks how old someone is, and quel jour sommes-nous asks what day it is.

  1. Larousse French-English: heure www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/heure
    quelle heure est-il ? what time is it ?, what's the time ? vous avez l'heure ? do you have the time ?
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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