School Days 2.2.2

• talk about class schedules

• talk about school subjects

• review minutes & time expressions

​Today's Objectives

kyou nan no jugyou ga arimasu ka?

nihongo to eigo no jugyou ga arimasu.

nihongo no jugyou wa nanji kara nanji made desu ka?

asa 8ji 55fun kara 9ji 40pun made desu

​From～until~ (TIME)

This new grammar allows us to express the start and end times of classes and other events!

Time 1 kara time 2 made desu = (It's) from time 1 until time 2.

Examples

Jugyou wa nanji kara nanji made desu ka? (授業は何時から何時までですか?) — “What time does your class last until?”

• Jugyou wa sanji han kara yoji juugofun made desu. (授業は３時半から４時１５分までです。) — “The class is from 3:30 to 4:15.”

• Ongaku no jugyou wa suiyoubi no yoji juppun kara yoji gojuppun made desu. (おんがくの授業は水曜日の４時10分から４時５０分までです。) — “Music class is from 4:10 to 4:50 on Wednesday.”

• Mainichi yoru hachiji kara juuichiji made benkyou shimasu. (毎日夜８時から１１時まで勉強します。) — “I study from 8 until 11 at night.”

The two words can also be used by themselves:

• Taiiku no jugyou wa nanji kara desu ka? (体育の授業は何時からですか?) — “From what time is physical education?”

• Chiri no jugyou wa gogo niji han made desu. (地理の授業は午後二時半までです。) — “Geography class is until 2:30 p.m.”

gozen午前（ごぜん）- a.m.
gogo午後（ごご）- p.m.
asa朝（あさ）- morning
hiru昼（ひる）- noon
yoru夜（よる）- night
NOTE：in Nihongo, AM or PM go FIRST, not LAST gozen 9ji desu = it's 9am