How to Say ‘Around eight o'clock.’ in French
Vers vingt heures.
vehr van uhr
[vehr van uhr]
Phrase Breakdown
Vers
[vehr]
around
Used with time to show an approximate moment.
Le dîner commence vers vingt heures.
Dinner starts around eight p.m.
Vingt heures
van uhr
8:00 p.m.
A formal way to say 8 p.m. in French.
À vingt heures.
At 8:00 p.m.
Words in this phrase
vingt
[van]
twenty
Number used here in a time expression for 20:00.
Vers vingt heures, le restaurant est souvent plein.
Around eight p.m., the restaurant is often full.
heures
[uhr]
hours / o'clock
Part of the formal French way to tell time.
Vers vingt heures, nous arrivons au restaurant.
Around eight p.m., we arrive at the restaurant.
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