{"id":55,"date":"2026-09-30T15:25:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leweb2ks.dev\/vitrine-vocadial\/fr\/ressources\/heure-en-anglais\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:25:37","slug":"heure-en-anglais","status":"publish","type":"vd_ressource","link":"https:\/\/vocadial.com\/fr\/ressources\/heure-en-anglais\/","title":{"rendered":"L&rsquo;heure en anglais : dire et demander l&rsquo;heure, r\u00e8gles et rituel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demander-et-dire-l-heure\">Demander et dire l&rsquo;heure<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deux questions courantes : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What time is it?<\/span> et, surtout au Royaume-Uni, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What&rsquo;s the time?<\/span>. Plus poliment, \u00e0 un inconnu : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Excuse me, have you got the time?<\/span> (britannique) ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Do you have the time?<\/span> (am\u00e9ricain).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La r\u00e9ponse commence toujours par <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s<\/span>, quelle que soit l&rsquo;heure : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s one o&rsquo;clock.<\/span> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s six o&rsquo;clock.<\/span> Pas d&rsquo;accord, pas de mot \u00ab heures \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list rules-list\"><li><strong>O&rsquo;clock seulement pour l&rsquo;heure pile.<\/strong> <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s three o&rsquo;clock.<\/span> Jamais avec des minutes.<\/li><li><strong>Past jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 la demie.<\/strong> On compte les minutes apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;heure : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">ten past three<\/span> (3 h 10).<\/li><li><strong>To apr\u00e8s la demie.<\/strong> On compte les minutes avant l&rsquo;heure suivante : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">ten to four<\/span> (3 h 50), exactement comme \u00ab quatre heures moins dix \u00bb.<\/li><li><strong>Minutes pr\u00e9cises.<\/strong> Hors multiples de cinq, on ajoute <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">minutes<\/span> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s seven minutes past three.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"le-tableau-des-heures\">Le tableau des heures<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table vocab say-en\"><table><thead><tr><th>Anglais<\/th><th>Heure<\/th><th>Fran\u00e7ais<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>It&rsquo;s three o&rsquo;clock.<\/td><td>3:00<\/td><td>Il est trois heures.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It&rsquo;s five past three.<\/td><td>3:05<\/td><td>Il est trois heures cinq.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It&rsquo;s quarter past three.<\/td><td>3:15<\/td><td>Il est trois heures et quart.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It&rsquo;s twenty past three.<\/td><td>3:20<\/td><td>Il est trois heures vingt.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It&rsquo;s half past three.<\/td><td>3:30<\/td><td>Il est trois heures et demie.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It&rsquo;s twenty-five to four.<\/td><td>3:35<\/td><td>Il est quatre heures moins vingt-cinq.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It&rsquo;s quarter to four.<\/td><td>3:45<\/td><td>Il est quatre heures moins le quart.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>It&rsquo;s five to four.<\/td><td>3:55<\/td><td>Il est quatre heures moins cinq.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On entend aussi <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a quarter past<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a quarter to<\/span>, avec l&rsquo;article : les deux sont corrects, la forme avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a<\/span> \u00e9tant plus fr\u00e9quente en anglais am\u00e9ricain.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L&rsquo;heure \u00ab digitale \u00bb<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&rsquo;autre fa\u00e7on de dire l&rsquo;heure, tr\u00e8s courante, consiste \u00e0 lire les chiffres comme sur un \u00e9cran : l&rsquo;heure, puis les minutes.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">It&rsquo;s three fifteen.<\/span><small>3 h 15<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">It&rsquo;s three thirty.<\/span><small>3 h 30<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">It&rsquo;s three forty-five.<\/span><small>3 h 45<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">It&rsquo;s three oh five.<\/span><small>3 h 05 (le z\u00e9ro se dit \u00ab oh \u00bb)<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette forme est majoritaire aux \u00c9tats-Unis, o\u00f9 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">half past<\/span> est rare dans l&rsquo;usage courant. Au Royaume-Uni, les deux syst\u00e8mes coexistent. Enseignez les deux : la forme digitale est plus simple pour les d\u00e9butants, la forme avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">past<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">to<\/span> est indispensable pour comprendre les Britanniques.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"note wp-block-paragraph\">Pi\u00e8ge britannique : \u00e0 l&rsquo;oral familier, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">half three<\/span> signifie 3 h 30 (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">half past three<\/span>), et non 2 h 30 comme l&rsquo;allemand \u00ab halb drei \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"matin-apres-midi-soir-a-m-et-p-m\">Matin, apr\u00e8s-midi, soir : a.m. et p.m.<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans la vie courante, les anglophones utilisent le syst\u00e8me de 12 heures.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a.m.<\/span> : de minuit \u00e0 midi \u2014 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">7 a.m.<\/span> (7 h).<\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">p.m.<\/span> : de midi \u00e0 minuit \u2014 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">7 p.m.<\/span> (19 h).<\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">in the morning<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">in the afternoon<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">in the evening<\/span>, mais <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">at night<\/span>.<\/li><li><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">noon<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">midday<\/span> : midi ; <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">midnight<\/span> : minuit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a.m.<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">p.m.<\/span> ne s&#8217;emploient jamais avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">o&rsquo;clock<\/span> : on dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">seven p.m.<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">seven o&rsquo;clock in the evening<\/span>. Pour midi et minuit, pr\u00e9f\u00e9rez <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">noon<\/span> et <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">midnight<\/span> \u00e0 \u00ab 12 a.m. \u00bb et \u00ab 12 p.m. \u00bb, sources de confusion m\u00eame chez les anglophones.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le format 24 heures existe au Royaume-Uni pour les horaires de train ou d&rsquo;avion : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">The train leaves at 18:40<\/span>, lu <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">eighteen forty<\/span>. Aux \u00c9tats-Unis, on l&rsquo;appelle <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">military time<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"duree-ou-heure\">Dur\u00e9e ou heure ?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les \u00e9l\u00e8ves confondent souvent l&rsquo;heure qu&rsquo;il est et le temps que dure une action. L&rsquo;anglais les distingue nettement :<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">It takes twenty minutes.<\/span><small>Cela prend vingt minutes.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">The film lasts two hours.<\/span><small>Le film dure deux heures.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">half an hour \/ an hour and a half<\/span><small>une demi-heure \/ une heure et demie<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">I waited for a quarter of an hour.<\/span><small>J&rsquo;ai attendu un quart d&rsquo;heure.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ici, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">hour<\/span> est bien employ\u00e9 : il d\u00e9signe une dur\u00e9e. <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Half past<\/span> ne sert qu&rsquo;\u00e0 lire l&rsquo;heure ; \u00ab une heure et demie \u00bb de dur\u00e9e se dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">an hour and a half<\/span>. Le h de <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">hour<\/span> est muet, d&rsquo;o\u00f9 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">an hour<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-quelle-heure\">\u00c0 quelle heure ?<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">What time does the lesson start? \u2014 At nine o&rsquo;clock.<\/span><small>\u00c0 quelle heure commence le cours ? \u2014 \u00c0 neuf heures.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">I get up at seven.<\/span><small>Je me l\u00e8ve \u00e0 sept heures.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"example wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"tl\">See you at about six.<\/span><small>\u00c0 tout \u00e0 l&rsquo;heure, vers six heures.<\/small><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La pr\u00e9position est <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">at<\/span> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">at half past eight<\/span>. \u00ab Vers \u00bb se dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">at about<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">around<\/span>, ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">sixish<\/span> \u00e0 l&rsquo;oral familier.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"en-classe-le-rituel-de-l-heure\">En classe : le rituel de l&rsquo;heure<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L&rsquo;heure demande un vrai calcul mental, surtout avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">to<\/span>. Un entra\u00eenement bref et quotidien vaut mieux qu&rsquo;une longue s\u00e9ance.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list steps-list\"><li>Affichez une horloge, une heure en chiffres, ou une ville sur une carte du monde : quelle heure est-il \u00e0 Londres, \u00e0 New York, \u00e0 Sydney ?<\/li><li>Demandez <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What time is it in London?<\/span> et laissez quelques secondes de r\u00e9flexion.<\/li><li>Interrogez un \u00e9l\u00e8ve, puis d\u00e9voilez la r\u00e9ponse \u00e9crite.<\/li><li>Faites r\u00e9p\u00e9ter en ch\u0153ur et encha\u00eenez deux ou trois autres villes.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Au primaire (cycles 2 et 3)<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>L&rsquo;horloge g\u00e9ante<\/strong> : un \u00e9l\u00e8ve place les aiguilles pour une heure donn\u00e9e (<span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Show me half past two!<\/span>).<\/li><li><strong>What&rsquo;s the time, Mr Wolf?<\/strong> : jeu de cour traditionnel britannique. Le loup r\u00e9pond <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s three o&rsquo;clock!<\/span> et les enfants avancent de trois pas, jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s dinner time!<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>Ma journ\u00e9e<\/strong> : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">I get up at seven. I go to school at half past eight.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adapter au niveau de la classe<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list levels-list\"><li><b>A1<\/b>Heures pleines : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s four o&rsquo;clock.<\/span><\/li><li><b>A2<\/b>Quarts d&rsquo;heure et demies : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">quarter past<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">half past<\/span>, <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">quarter to<\/span>.<\/li><li><b>B1<\/b>Toutes les cinq minutes, formes digitale et traditionnelle, a.m. et p.m.<\/li><li><b>B2<\/b>D\u00e9calages horaires en phrase compl\u00e8te : <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">New York is usually six hours behind Paris.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"les-erreurs-typiques-des-eleves-francophones\">Les erreurs typiques des \u00e9l\u00e8ves francophones<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u00ab It&rsquo;s three hours \u00bb<\/strong> : calque de \u00ab trois heures \u00bb. <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">Hours<\/span> d\u00e9signe une dur\u00e9e.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab It&rsquo;s three o&rsquo;clock and a half \u00bb<\/strong> ou <strong>\u00ab three and half \u00bb<\/strong> : il faut <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">half past three<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">three thirty<\/span>.<\/li><li><strong>\u00ab What hour is it? \u00bb<\/strong> : la question est <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">What time is it?<\/span><\/li><li><strong>\u00ab At 7 p.m. o&rsquo;clock \u00bb<\/strong> : jamais <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">o&rsquo;clock<\/span> avec <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">a.m.<\/span> ou <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">p.m.<\/span><\/li><li><strong>Quarter to mal calcul\u00e9<\/strong> : 3 h 45 se dit <span class=\"tl\" lang=\"en\">quarter to four<\/span>, avec l&rsquo;heure suivante.<\/li><li><strong>Thirteen \/ thirty<\/strong> mal distingu\u00e9s \u00e0 l&rsquo;oral dans les minutes.<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O&rsquo;clock, half past, quarter to, a.m. et p.m. : dire l&rsquo;heure en anglais, les diff\u00e9rences UK \/ US et un rituel de classe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":9,"template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"L'heure en anglais : dire et demander l'heure | VocaDial","_seopress_titles_desc":"Dire l'heure en anglais : o'clock, half past, quarter to, a.m. et p.m., diff\u00e9rences UK et US, erreurs des \u00e9l\u00e8ves et rituel pour le primaire et le coll\u00e8ge.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"_vd_topic":"heure","_vd_target":"en","_vd_module":"hora","_vd_level":"A1","_vd_minutes":"7","_vd_card_word":"half past","_vd_answer":"Pour dire l'heure en anglais, on dit \u00ab It's \u00bb suivi de l'heure : It's three o'clock (3 h), It's quarter past three (3 h 15), It's half past three (3 h 30), It's quarter to four (3 h 45). 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