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"What time does it open?" in French: À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
What time does it open in French is À quelle heure ça ouvre ? Ça stands for the shop or place. À quelle heure ouvrez-vous ? is more formal.
Outside a bakery
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How to pronounce À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
Say it
ah kell UHR sah OOVRuh
/a kɛl œʁ sa uvʁ/
À quelle heure: ah kell UHR. Ça ouvre: sah OOVRuh. Rising question.
"What time does it open?" in French: quick reference
| French | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| À quelle heure ça ouvre ? | What time does it open? Default spoken. | Default spoken. |
| à quelle heure ouvre le musée ? | what time does the museum open? Naming the place. | Naming the place. |
| à quelle heure ouvrez-vous ? | what time do you open? Asking staff. | Asking staff. |
| ça ouvre à quelle heure ? | it opens at what time? Word order variant. | Word order variant. |
How to use À quelle heure ça ouvre ? in real life
- 1Outside a bakery
Tu sais — à quelle heure ça ouvre ?
Do you know—what time does it open?
Full phrase.
- 2Museum plan
À quelle heure ça ouvre demain ?
What time does it open tomorrow?
Day added.
- 3Phone to a shop
Bonjour, à quelle heure ça ouvre le samedi ?
Hello, what time does it open on Saturday?
Weekend hours.
Mistakes English speakers make with À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
Incorrect: À quelle heure ça ouvre-t-il ?
Correct: À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
With ça, keep simple ça ouvre — no extra t-il.
Incorrect: À quelle heure it opens ?
Correct: À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
Keep French ça ouvre.
Good to know
French shops often close for lunch and open later than Anglo hours. À quelle heure ça ouvre ? is the street question; websites list horaires. Museums may have nocturnes (late openings).
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Waiting outside a closed boutique
ChatPal
C'est fermé. À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
It's closed. What time does it open?
You
Je regarde. À quelle heure ça ouvre selon la porte ?
I'll check. What time does it open according to the door?
ChatPal
Il est écrit 10 h. À quelle heure ça ouvre vraiment ?
It says 10. What time does it really open?
You
On attend cinq minutes.
We'll wait five minutes.
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FAQ
Common questions about "What time does it open?" in French
How do you ask what time it opens in French?
À quelle heure ça ouvre ?
How do you ask staff?
À quelle heure ouvrez-vous ?
How do you name the place?
À quelle heure ouvre le musée ?
How do you pronounce ouvre?
OOVRuh.
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