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

Pronunciation: eel eh trwah eur eh duh-mee duh lah-preh-mee-dee

Meaning: It is half past three in the afternoon.

In French, you use "et demie" (and half) for half-hour times when speaking to or about feminine nouns like "heure" (hour), making this a useful phrase for daily conversation about afternoon schedules.