How do I say something like, “It’s from Monday to Friday” in Japanese?
Use から・まで (date time : from X to Y)
When we want to say that something is from a certain date or time to another date or time,
XからYまで
X kara Y made
From X to Y
can be used, such as :
学校は８時から１６時半までです。
gakkou wa hachi ji kara juu roku ji han made desu.
I have school from eight to four-thirty.
休みは木曜日から日曜日までです。
yasumi wa mokuyoubi kara nichiyoubi made desu.
Holidays are from Thursday to Sunday.
Use から and まで separately (date time : from X, to Y)
Just like in English, we can use から (kara : from) and まで (made : to) separately, but in this context, まで can be interpreted as “until”.
学校は８時からです。
gakkou wa hachi ji kara desu.
I have school from eight to four-thirty.
休みは日曜日までです。
yasumi wa nichiyoubi made desu.
Holidays are until Sunday.
How to make a question using から and まで
To make a question with から and まで, just replese X and Y elements to the question word.
For example,
A :
学校は何時から何時までですか。
gakkou wa nan ji kara nan ji made desu ka.
What are the school hours?
B :
８時から１６時半までです。
hachi ji kara juu roku ji han made desu.
It’s from eight to four-thirty.
A :
休みは何曜日までですか。
yasumi wa nanyoubi made desu ka.
Until what day are the holidays?
B :
日曜日までです。
nichiyoubi made desu.
It’s until Sunday.
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