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

À quelle heure part le train ?

ah kel uhr par luh TRAN

[ah kel uhr par luh TRAN]

💬 Usage Tip: The action part comes before le train here, a common flip after question words. Saying le train part also works.

Phrase Breakdown

À quelle heure

ah kel uhr

At what time

Link the words smoothly: 'a keh-LUR'.

Example

À quelle heure ouvre le musée ?

At what time does the museum open?

Words in this phrase

À

[ah]

at

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

[uhr]

hour; time

A noun meaning hour or time, often used in expressions.

Example

Je ne sais pas l'heure exacte de l'intervention du plombier.

I don't know the exact time of the plumber's visit.

part le train ?

par luh TRAN

does the train leave?

'Part' comes from 'partir' (to leave), and its 't' is silent: 'par luh TRAN'. The subject comes after the verb here.

Example

Le train part à midi.

The train leaves at noon.

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.

le

[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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