How to Say ‘Around 8 pm.’ in French
Vers vingt heures
vair van ur
[vair van ur]
Phrase Breakdown
Vers
[vair]
around / about
Used to give an approximate time rather than an exact one.
Pour le dîner d'anniversaire, vers vingt heures serait idéal.
For the birthday dinner, around eight o’clock would be ideal.
vingt
[van]
twenty
Number used in time expressions; vingt heures means 20:00.
Nous arriverons vers vingt heures pour l'anniversaire.
We will arrive around eight p.m. for the birthday.
heures
[ur]
hours / o'clock
Used in formal French time expressions to state the hour.
Le restaurant ouvre à dix-huit heures et nous venons vers vingt heures.
The restaurant opens at six p.m. and we are coming around eight p.m.
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