Unit 03

Talking About the Scheduled Time

予定の時を聞く
Talking About the Scheduled Time

Lesson

いつからいつまでですか [itsu kara itsu made desu ka]
It's from when to when?

  • いつ [itsu] means "when?"
  • -から [kara] means "from"
  • -まで [made] means "up to" "until"

休みの日はいつからいつまでですか [yasumi no hi wa itsu kara itsu made desu ka]
From when to when is your day off?

  • 休みの日 [yasumi no hi] means "day off"
  • [wa] is a particle meaning 'as for..'

1日から8日までです [tsuitachi kara youka made desu]
It's from the 1st to the 8th.

  • 1日 [tsuitachi] means "1st"
  • 8日 [youka] means "8th"

1月1日から1月4日までです [ichi gatsu tsuitachi kara ichi gatsu yokka made desu]
It's from January 1st to January 4th.

  • 1月1日 [ichi gatsu tsuitachi] means "January 1st"
  • 1月4日 [ichi gatsu yokka] means "January 4th"

図書館からデパートまで散歩します [toshokan kara depa-to made sanposhimasu]
I will take a walk from the library to the department store.

  • 図書館 [toshokan] means "library"
  • デパート [depa-to] means "department store"
  • 散歩します [sanposhimasu] means "I take a walk"

Conversation

  • A: 休みの日はいつからいつまですか
    From when to when is your day off?
  • B: 3月10日から3月15日までです [san gatsu tōka kara san gatsu jū go nichi made desu]
    It's from March 10th to March 15th.
  • A: 休みの日に何をしますか
    What do you do on your days off?
  • B: 休みの日に旅行します [yasumi no hi ni ryokōshimasu]
    I travel on my days off.
  • B: 休みの日はいつからいつまでですか [yasumi no hi wa itsu kara itsu made desu ka]
    When is your day off?
  • A: 5月15日から5月20日までです
    It's from May 15th to May 20th.