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Chez moi !
In English, we might say The party is at Rob's place or I'm at Anne's place. To say the same thing in French, use chez plus the name of the person.
Je suis chez Pierre.
I am at Pierre's place.
Nous sommes chez Alice et Paul.
We're at Alice and Paul's place.
You can also use chez with pronouns like moi!
chez moi
at my place
chez toi
at your place
Je suis chez moi.
I am at my place.
What time is it?
To say what time it is in French, start your sentence with Il est!
Il est trois heures et quart.
It's a quarter past three.
In English, we can say It's four o'clock or simply It's four, but in French, you always need to include heures if you're telling the time.
Il est sept heures.
It's seven o'clock.
Trois heures du matin ???
The 24‑hour clock is common in France. For example, 4h00 means 4:00 am, while 16h00 means 4:00 pm.
Too jet lagged to switch to the 24‑hour system? Don't worry, you can still talk in 12‑hour style! Just add a phrase to specify the time of day!
Le train part à cinq heures du matin.
The train leaves at 5:00 am.
Ils mangent à deux heures de l'après‑midi.
They eat at 2:00 pm.
Il est six heures du matin.
It's 6:00 am.