Telling the time specifically

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I was marked wrong for including "Il est dix-neuf heures et demie." as a way of specifically saying "It is 7:30PM. "  Please explain?

Accepted Answer

Hi Ian,
If I can be more categorical -
you don't use, et quart , et demie, moins le quart with the 24 hour clock...
Hope this helps!

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This is mixing the familiar and the formal ways of telling time. The "et demie" is informal but the "dix-neuf" is formal. So, either say 
dix-neuf heures trente or sept heures et demie du soir

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Thanks again Chris.

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Thanks Cecile. It does!

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Hi,"you don't use, et quart , et demie, moins le quart with the 24 hour clock..."Could you please add this info into the lesson? It is not the best way to find out such information in the comments. Regards

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Bonjour Nezih !This information was already in the lesson, but I agree it didn't pop out as much as it should have.I've now updated the lesson to make it more obvious :)Bonne journée !