Dialogue
Horaire or emploi du temps: arrange a meeting in French
Read a French dialogue about changing work hours and finding a free slot. Compare horaires with emploi du temps, use a timetable and check the details.
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In short
Les horaires usually tells the listener when something opens, runs or happens: les horaires de travail. Un emploi du temps organises a person’s activities. To arrange a meeting, check both: Mes horaires ont changé. Je regarde mon emploi du temps.
Yellow the idea to rememberBlue French to learn
| Information | French label | Details |
|---|---|---|
| The centre is open | Les horaires d’ouverture du centre | 8 h – 18 h |
| Nora’s working hours | Les horaires de travail de Nora | 9 h – 17 h |
| Nora’s activities | L’emploi du temps de Nora | 9 h – 10 h : réunion ; 10 h – 12 h : accueil ; 14 h – 15 h : formation |
| A free meeting slot | Un créneau libre | 15 h – 15 h 30 |
- Nora
Mes horaires de travail ont changé cette semaine.
English
My working hours have changed this week.
- You
Tu commences à quelle heure lundi ?
Ask what time she starts on Monday.
English
What time do you start on Monday?
- Nora
À neuf heures, et je termine à dix-sept heures.
English
At nine, and I finish at five.
- You
On peut se voir à quatorze heures ?
Suggest meeting at two.
English
Can we meet at two?
- Nora
Je regarde mon emploi du temps. À quatorze heures, j’ai une formation.
English
I’m checking my schedule. At two, I have a training session.
- You
Et après la formation, tu es libre ?
Ask whether she is free after the training session.
English
And after the training session, are you free?
- Nora
Oui, de quinze heures à quinze heures trente.
English
Yes, from three until half past three.
- You
D’accord, on se retrouve au centre à quinze heures.
Agree to meet at the centre at three.
English
OK, let’s meet at the centre at three.
- Nora
Parfait. Tu connais les horaires d’ouverture ?
English
Perfect. Do you know the opening hours?
- You
Oui, le centre est ouvert de huit heures à dix-huit heures.
Say the centre is open from eight until six.
English
Yes, the centre is open from eight until six.
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What is the difference between horaire and emploi du temps?
Both nouns are masculine: un horaire, un emploi du temps. Their plurals are des horaires and des emplois du temps. Emploi takes the plural -s; du temps stays unchanged. A busy schedule is un emploi du temps chargé.
Nous comparons nos emplois du temps pour trouver un créneau libre.
We compare our schedules to find a free slot.
Quel est le tarif horaire ?
What is the hourly rate?
Here horaire is an adjective meaning hourly.