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How to Say ‘Eight in the evening’ in French

Huit heures du soir

weet uhr dyoo swahr

[weet uhr dyoo swahr]

🇫🇷 In France: In conversation people say this, but timetables, invitations and TV listings use the 24-hour clock: vingt heures or 20h "8 p.m.".

Phrase Breakdown

Huit heures

weet uhr

Eight o'clock

Link the 't' to 'heures': 'wee-teur'.

Example

Huit heures, c'est parfait.

Eight o'clock is perfect.

Words in this phrase

Huit

[weet]

eight

The number “eight,” used as part of the time expression.

Example

Je pars à huit heures.

I’m leaving at eight o’clock.

heures

[uhr]

o'clock / hours

Used after a number to tell the time in French.

Example

Dans « Pour 20 heures. », « heures » indique qu'on parle de l'heure.

In “Pour 20 heures.”, “heures” shows that we are talking about time.

du soir

dyoo swahr

in the evening (p.m.)

Specifies evening time. Say it as 'dü swar'.

Example

à dix heures du soir

at ten in the evening

Words in this phrase

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

soir

[swahr]

evening

Refers to the evening time, often after work or during an event.

Example

Ce soir, je vous envoie un message de remerciement.

This evening, I am sending you a thank-you message.

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