This is the 26th most frequent Afrikaans word.
tot
"Tot" in Afrikaans means "until" or "to."
The word 'tot' functions as 'up to' to specify a time limit.
Ons bly oop tot tienuur vanaand.
We stay open until ten o'clock tonight.
Here, 'tot' indicates the destination or endpoint in a range or journey.
Hy ry van Kaapstad tot Johannesburg.
He travels from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
The word 'tot' is used to mean 'until', indicating the endpoint of waiting.