How to Say ‘Around 8 pm.’ in French
Vers 20 heures
vair van ur
[vair van ur]
💬 Usage Tip: For times, [vers] means about or around, not exactly. You can swap in other times the same way: [vers 19 heures], [vers midi].
Phrase Breakdown
Vers
[vair]
around
Used to give an approximate time.
Nous pensons arriver vers 20 heures.
We think we will arrive around 8 p.m.
20 heures
van ur
8 p.m.
24-hour time expression; in French, 20 heures means 8:00 p.m.
Le restaurant ouvre à 20 heures.
The restaurant opens at 8 p.m.
Words in this phrase
20
[van]
20
Twenty in 24-hour time, meaning 8 p.m.
Vers 20, le service du dîner commence bien.
Around 20:00, the dinner service gets going well.
heures
[ur]
o'clock / hours
Marks the hour in French time expressions.
Vers 20 heures, il y a parfois plus de monde.
Around 8 p.m., there are sometimes more people.
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