French Phrase
Pas de souci. À quelle heure ?
Meaning
Literally “No trouble. At what time?” It is a friendly, informal way to reassure someone and then ask for the specific time of an appointment, meeting, or event.
When to use
Use this in casual conversation with friends, colleagues, or anyone you have a relaxed relationship with. It works well after someone apologizes, offers help, or when you need to confirm the timing of a plan.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Pasdesouci.Àquelleheure?
Pas de souci
An idiomatic way to say “no problem” or “don’t worry”. It uses the negative particle *pas* with the partitive *de* before the noun *souci* (trouble).
À quelle heure
A fixed question pattern: preposition *à* + interrogative adjective *quelle* (feminine, agrees with *heure*) + noun *heure*. No inversion is needed.
Negation without *ne*
In spoken French the *ne* of the negative construction is often dropped, especially in informal phrases like *pas de souci*.
Gender agreement
*Heure* is feminine, so the interrogative adjective must be *quelle*, not *quel*.
🗨In Conversation
Pas de souci. À quelle heure ?
No problem. What time?
Je peux passer à 18h30.
I can come at 6:30 p.m.
✕Common Mistakes
Quel heure ?
Heure is feminine; the interrogative adjective must agree: *quelle*.
Pas de soucis.
The idiom is singular *souci*; adding an *s* makes it sound unnatural.
Pas de souci ?
The phrase is a statement, not a question; the question mark belongs to the second sentence only.
↔Alternatives
Pas de problème. À quelle heure ?
No problem. What time?
Pas de souci. C’est pour quand ?
No problem. When is it?
Pas de souci. Tu veux à quelle heure ?
No problem. At what time do you want?
Cultural Tip
While *pas de souci* is perfectly understood across the Francophone world, it leans a bit more toward North‑American French and informal youth speech. In more formal settings you might prefer *pas de problème* or simply *d’accord*. Also, remember that French speakers often ask *À quelle heure ?* without the auxiliary verb, unlike English which would need “What time is it?”.