Once Upon A French

⏰ Translation challenge

How would you say in French:

➡️ “We switched to daylight saving time on Sunday.”
➡️ “Daylight saving time started on Sunday.”

The most idiomatic French answers aren’t literal translations.

In everyday French, people usually say:
👉 On a changé d’heure dimanche.

You might also hear:
👉 On est passé à l’heure d’été dimanche.

French uses the terms “heure d’été” and “heure d’hiver”, while English refers to “daylight saving time” and “standard time”.

Another fun detail:
Canada already changed time… but France hasn’t yet! 🇨🇦🇫🇷

That’s because North America and Europe follow different schedules for the time change. For a few weeks each spring, the time difference between France and Canada is one hour shorter.

📍Clock featured in the reel: La Grosse Horloge, La Rochelle