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How to Say ‘Saturday, three o'clock, then.’ in French

Samedi, quinze heures, alors.

sahm-DEE KANZ UR ah-lohr

[sahm-DEE KANZ UR ah-lohr]

💬 Usage Tip: Alors at the end works like "then" or "so" to wrap things up. Repeating the plan this way confirms it: Au café, alors. "At the café, then."

Phrase Breakdown

Samedi,

sahm-DEE

Saturday,

Day of the week, said without an article when giving an appointment. Say it as 'sam-DEE' with a light, unstressed middle 'e' (often almost dropped: 'sam'di'). Pause slightly after the comma.

Example

Samedi, je suis libre.

Saturday, I'm free.

Words in this phrase

Samedi

[sahm-DEE]

Saturday

Day of the week; no article means this coming Saturday.

Example

On dîne ensemble samedi.

We're having dinner together on Saturday.

quinze heures, alors.

KANZ UR ah-lohr

3 p.m., then.

'Quinze heures' is 3 p.m. in the 24-hour clock. Link the 'z' sound into 'heures': 'kan-ZEUR' (the 'h' is silent). 'Alors' here means 'then / so' and confirms the arrangement. Say it 'a-LOR' with a falling, conclusive tone.

Example

On se voit à quinze heures, alors.

We'll see each other at 3 p.m., then.

Words in this phrase

quinze

[KANZ]

fifteen

The number 15.

Example

J'ai quinze minutes.

I have fifteen minutes.

heures

[UR]

o'clock

Used after a number to tell the time of day.

Example

Le dîner est à huit heures.

Dinner is at eight o'clock.

alors

[ah-lohr]

Conjunction used to show consequence or result.

Example

Alors, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

So, what do we do?

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