" il est [...] heures cinquante neuf " means " it's one minute to [...]"
"Il est neuf heures" in French translate to "It is nine o'clock".
In French, 9 o'clock is said as "neuf heures."
Il est huit heures quarante cinq du matin (or: il est neuf heures moins le quart)
You can say : "Il est neuf heures."
Il est neuf heures vingt.
Morning (am) - Il est sept heures dix Night (pm) - Il est dix-neuf heures dix
It's nine-fifteen (time)
Il est neuf heures
"Il est onze heures" means "It is eleven o'clock" in French.
If this is the same as 9:30, it would be Il est neuf heures et demi.
Il est neuf heures, au revoir et bonne nuit.