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How to Say ‘What time does the train leave?’ in French

À quelle heure part le train ?

ah kel uhruh par luh TRAN

[ah kel uhruh par luh TRAN]

💬 Usage Tip: After À quelle heure, the action can come before the thing: part le train is literally "leaves the train". Try À quelle heure ferme le magasin ? "What time does the shop close?"

Phrase Breakdown

À quelle heure

ah kel uhruh

At what time

Link the words: 'ah keh-LUHR'. The 'h' in 'heure' is silent.

Example

À quelle heure ouvre le magasin ?

What time does the shop open?

Words in this phrase

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

quelle

[kel]

which / what

Interrogative adjective meaning which or what, agreeing with heure.

Example

À quelle heure souhaitez-vous dîner ?

At what time would you like to dine?

heure

[uhruh]

time

A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence, or a specific moment on the clock.

Example

Nous devons vérifier l'heure sur la montre.

We need to check the time on the watch.

part le train ?

par luh TRAN

does the train leave?

The verb comes before the subject in this question. Say 'par luh TRA(N)'. The 't' in 'part' is silent, and 'train' ends with a nasal sound.

Example

Quand part le bus ?

When does the bus leave?

Words in this phrase

part

[par]

leaves / departs

Form of 'partir' (to leave) for he/she/it.

Example

Le bus part à midi.

The bus leaves at noon.

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

train

[TRAN]

train

A railway train.

Example

Le train part à midi.

The train leaves at noon.

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