Il est trois heures et quart de l'après-midi.

Pronunciation: Eel eh trwah zuhr eh kahr duh lah-preh-mee-dee.

Meaning: It is three fifteen in the afternoon.

In French, when telling time, you add the minutes to the hour; "et quart" (and a quarter) is a common way to express 15 minutes past the hour, making this phrase essential for daily conversation about time.