Everyday life
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AbbreviationOfficialA1Meaning
heure
The abbreviation of heure in a time: 14 h 30, 8 h. It replaces the colon of English, and is read « quatorze heures trente ».
How it is said
heure
Gender and article
no article
Where you meet it
A timetable, a poster, an invitation, a station sign.
Example
Ouvert du lundi au vendredi de 9 h à 12 h et de 14 h à 18 h.
Open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 pm and from 2 pm to 6 pm.
In the DELF
reading A1 · writing A1
Watch out
Lowercase, no dot, a space on each side: 14 h 30. « 14h30 » run together is seen everywhere and understood, but the careful form has spaces. Never « 14H » nor « 2 pm ».