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

Pronunciation: eel eh trwah ur eh kar de lah-preh-mee-dee

Meaning: It is a quarter past three in the afternoon.

In French, you always use 'et' (and) when adding 15 minutes (quart) or 30 minutes (demi) to the hour, making this a natural and essential phrase for telling time in everyday conversations.