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INTRODUCTION
Hallo! Hello and welcome to Dutch Survival Phrases brought to you by DutchPod101.com, this course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to the Netherlands. You will be surprised at how far a little Dutch will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and there, you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
In this lesson, we will introduce you to a phrase that you will need on several occasions! While in the Netherlands, 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.
This lesson's phrase is "What time does (a place) open?" First, we need a place.
Let's use the word museum ("museum"), since obviously you would like to sightsee a lot.
Let's break it down by syllable: Mu-se-um. Now, Let's hear it once again: Museum.
In Dutch, "What time does the museum open?" is Hoe laat gaat het museum open?
Let's break it down by syllable: Hoe laat gaat het mu-se-um o-pen?
Now let's hear it one more time: Hoe laat gaat het museum open?
The first two words, Hoe laat, mean "What time."
Let's break it down by syllable: Hoe laat. Hoe laat.
Then we have gaat, which is "goes." Gaat.
This is followed by the location, museum, meaning "museum."
Let's break it down by syllable and hear it one more time: Mu-se-um.
Museum.
Finally, we have the verb open ("to open"). So All together, we have: Hoe laat gaat het museum open? ("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 Dutch, "What time does the museum close?" is Hoe laat gaat het museum dicht?
Let's break it down by syllable: Hoe laat gaat het mu-se-um dicht?
Now let's hear it one more time: Hoe laat gaat het museum dicht?
As you can see, this phrase is almost identical to the one we just introduced.
The only thing that changes is dicht, which means, "close," instead of open ("open") at the beginning of the phrase. Hoe laat gaat het museum dicht?
This literally means, "What time the museum closes?" We translate it as "What time does the museum close?"
You can use this phrase to inquire about any location you would like.
For example, if you would like to ask, "What time does the restaurant open?" you would say Hoe laat gaat het restaurant open?
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 gaat de bank dicht? Again, we changed the place.

Outro
Okay, to close out this lesson, we'd like you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so good luck, that also means “good luck” in Dutch.
"What time does the museum open?" - Hoe laat gaat het museum open?
Hoe laat gaat het museum open?
Hoe laat gaat het museum open?
"What time does the museum close?" - Hoe laat gaat het museum dicht?
Hoe laat gaat het museum dicht?
Hoe laat gaat het museum dicht?
"What time does the restaurant open?" - Hoe laat gaat het restaurant open?
Hoe laat gaat het restaurant open?
Hoe laat gaat het restaurant open?
"What time does the bank close?" - Hoe laat gaat de bank dicht?
Hoe laat gaat de bank dicht?
Hoe laat gaat de bank dicht?
All right, that's going to do it for today. Remember to stop by DutchPod101.com and pick up the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Tot ziens!

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