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INTRODUCTION
In this lesson, we will introduce you to a phrase that you will need on several occasions! While in South Africa, there will be lots of good food to try, many things to buy, and places to see. We all know you want to see the sights and this phrase is essential to plan your days.

Lesson focus
Let’s take a look at the expression "What time does a place open?"
First, we need a place. Let's use the word museum which means ”museum” since obviously you would like to sightsee a lot. Let's break it down by syllable.
(slow) museum
museum
In Afrikaans, "What time does the museum open?" is Hoe laat maak die museum oop? Let's break it down by syllable.
(slow) Hoe laat maak die mu-se-um oop?
Now let's see it one more time. Hoe laat maak die museum oop?
The first two words, Hoe laat, mean "What time."
(slow) Hoe laat
Hoe laat
Then we have maak, which is "makes."
(slow) maak
maak
This is followed by the location, museum, meaning "museum."
(slow) museum
museum
Finally, we have the word oop meaning ”open.“
(slow) oop
oop
Altogether, we have Hoe laat maak die museum oop? "What time does the museum open?"
It's also very important to know when places close! The worst thing to encounter is a "closed" sign hanging in front of a sight you wanted to see! We will also use ‘museum’ as an example in our phrase. In Afrikaans, "What time does the museum close?" is Hoe laat maak die museum toe? Let's break it down by syllable.
(slow) Hoe laat maak die mu-se-um toe?
Now let's see it one more time. Hoe laat maak die museum toe?
As you can see, this phrase is almost identical to the one we just introduced. The only thing that changes is toe, which means, "close," instead of oop meaning “open.”
Hoe laat maak die museum toe? This literally means, "What time the museum closes?" and you can use it to mean "What time does the museum close?"
You can use this phrase to inquire about any location you would like to. For example, if you would like to ask, "What time does the restaurant open?" you would say Hoe laat maak die restaurant oop?
(slow) Hoe laat maak die restaurant oop?
Hoe laat maak die restaurant oop?
In this phrase, we changed the place to restaurant. If you would like to ask, "What time does the bank close?" you would say Hoe laat maak die bank toe?
(slow) Hoe laat maak die bank toe?
Hoe laat maak die bank toe?

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