2.2.2 School Days

きょう　kyou : Today
あした　ashita : Tomorrow
〜から 〜まで　....kara ....made : From .... to ....

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きょう の ぶんぽう　Today's grammar

PARTICLE OOから (kara) OOまで (made)

In Japanese, から (kara) まで (made) means "from... to...".
It shows a range or period, like a time frame or distance.
You use から (kara) to show the starting point and まで (made) to show the ending point.

​から (kara)

まで (made)

​Example:
いちじからにじまでです
ichiji kara niji made desu
From 1 to 2 O'clock

いちじはんからにじごふんまでです
ichiji han kara niji go fun made desu
From 1:30 to 2:05

......, ...... class start from ....... to ......

​NOTE :
Remember to use the suffix じ (ji) after the time to mark the hours and ふん・ぷん (fun/pun) after the time to mark the minutes. Example: いちじごふん ichi ji go fun: 1:05

​すうがく
suugaku
Math

りか
rika
Science

ちり
chiri
Geography

れきし
rekishi
History

たいいく
taiiku
Physical Ed

​Example:
きょう、えいごのじゅぎょうはくじはんからじゅうじにじゅっぷんまでです。
Kyou, eigo no jyugyou wa kuji han kara jyuuji nijyuppun made desu.
Today, the English class starts from 9:30 to 10:20.

..... class is from .... to ..... in the ......

​NOTE :
あさ asa / ごぜん gozen : In the morning / A.M.
ひる hiru / ごご gogo : In the afternoon / P.M.

​すうがく
suugaku
Math

りか
rika
Science

ちり
chiri
Geography

れきし
rekishi
History

たいいく
taiiku
Physical Ed

​Example:
えいごのじゅぎょうはあさくじはんからじゅうじまでです。
Eigo no jyugyou wa asa kuji han kara jyuuji made desu.
English class is from 9:30 to 10:00 in the morning

..... class is from .... to ..... on .......

​NOTE :
Remember to use the suffix じ (ji) after the time to mark the hours and ふん・ぷん (fun/pun) after the time to mark the minutes. Example : いちじごふん ichiji go fun : 1:05

​すうがく
suugaku
Math

りか
rika
Science

ちり
chiri
Geography

れきし
rekishi
History

たいいく
taiiku
Physical Ed

​Example:
えいごのじゅぎょうはげつようびにくじはんからじゅうじまでです。
Eigo no jyugyou wa getsuyoubi ni kuji han kara jyuuji made desu.
English class is from 9:30 to 10:00 on Monday