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How to Say ‘At the same time’ in French

À la même heure

ah lah mehm UR

[ah lah mehm UR]

💬 Usage Tip: Heure is feminine, so it takes la and même stays the same. Reuse it as le même jour "the same day".

Phrase Breakdown

À la

ah lah

At the

Preposition 'à' plus the feminine article 'la'. Say it smoothly as 'a-la'.

Example

À la maison.

At home.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

même heure

mehm UR

same time

'Même' means 'same'. The 'h' in 'heure' is silent, so 'même' flows straight into 'heure': 'mè-meur'.

Example

On se voit à la même heure demain.

See you at the same time tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

même

[mehm]

same

Before a noun, 'même' means 'same'.

Example

La même table que la dernière fois.

The same table as last time.

heure

[UR]

time / hour

Here means a time of day.

Example

À quelle heure ouvrez-vous ?

What time do you open?

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