20 min

language learning center · A1 · Lesson 7

Numbers and time

Practice this topic in French: Numbers and time.

Understand and learn

Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.

Camille

Il est deux heures et demie.

It is half past two.

Malik

J'ai trois frères et sœurs.

I have three siblings.

Camille

Ça coûte quinze euros.

It costs fifteen euros.

Malik

On se retrouve à six heures.

Let us meet at six.

Notice, try, and speak

Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.

Useful words and phrases

These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.

Learn these items
  • Il est deux heures et demie.

    It is half past two.

    Il est deux heures et demie.

  • J'ai trois frères et sœurs.

    I have three siblings.

    J'ai trois frères et sœurs.

  • Ça coûte quinze euros.

    It costs fifteen euros.

    Ça coûte quinze euros.

  • On se retrouve à six heures.

    Let us meet at six.

    On se retrouve à six heures.

  • Mon numéro, c'est le trente-quatre, vingt, dix.

    My number is thirty-four, twenty, ten.

    Mon numéro, c'est le trente-quatre, vingt, dix.

Notice, try, and speak

Which French sentence has this meaning: “It is half past two.”

Which French sentence has this meaning: “It is half past two.”

Make it yours

Say the five French turns aloud, then connect two of them naturally.

Change one detail so the message is true for your own life or opinion.

Use it with someone

Use this French in a real conversation

  1. 1. Il est deux heures et demie.
  2. 2. J'ai trois frères et sœurs.
  3. 3. Ça coûte quinze euros.
  4. 4. On se retrouve à six heures.
  5. 5. Mon numéro, c'est le trente-quatre, vingt, dix.
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