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1Saying what things are▸Chapter review1Introducing yourself2This, that, and what it is not3Whose it is, and checking4Telling the time, from and until
2Adjectives▸Chapter review5I-adjectives6Na-adjectives, what you like, and describing people7It was fun, fun and cheap, and cheap but good
3Verbs▸Chapter review8Everyday actions, and where you do them9Objects, means, and destinations10When, how often, and who with11Yesterday, and why
4Things, places and numbers▸Chapter review12Something, anything, nothing13What is where14Counting, listing, and prices
5Wanting, inviting, asking▸Chapter review15What you want to do, and what you want16Inviting and offering17The て form, and asking for things18May I, and you must not
6Joining actions, and what is going on▸Chapter review19Joining actions, and doing one after the other20Going on, and already done21Already, not yet, and becoming22Giving and receiving
7The plain form▸Chapter review23The plain form, and asking someone not to24What you can do, what comes first, and だ25What you think and what they said26The plain past
8Describing and comparing▸Chapter review27Describing a noun, and naming an activity28Comparing two things29The most30の standing in for a noun
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9Plans, experience and reasons▸Chapter review31What you intend to do32Things you have done33Explaining why34Advice, and what you must and need not do35Probably, asking politely, and too much
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Unit 4 · なんじ · Part 2

From … until …

〜から 〜まで
Goals

By the end of this part, you can…

A conversation you can have in Japanese
YouWhat time is your work?
TanakaFrom nine to five.
YouAnd Japanese?
TanakaFrom seven. Until eight.
In this part
Warm-up — vocabulary

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Grammar 1

From … until …

から is “from” and まで is “until”. Both go after the time they belong to — くじ から, ごじ まで — the opposite of English. Either one can stand on its own: ごじ まで です.

Builds onTelling the time (〜じ〜ふん ・ なんじ)
1See how it works
Pattern
 ときtokifromからkara ときtokiuntilまでmadefrom [time] until [time]
After the time, not beforeEnglish puts “from” and “until” in front of the time; Japanese puts から and まで after it. くじ から is “nine, from”. Either one can stand alone: ごじ まで です — it goes on until five.
workしごとshigoto(topic)はwanineくじkujifromからkarafiveごじgojiuntilまでmade(polite)ですdesuWork is from nine to five.Japaneseにほんごnihongo はwawhat timeなんじnanjifromからkara(question) ?ですかdesu kaWhat time does Japanese start?
2Build the piecetime + から ／ まで
e.g.くじkujinine o'clock→くじkujiからkarafrom nine
3Say it in Japanese
Summary

This part at a glance

Grammar 1
From … until …
ときtoki からkara ときtoki までmade
しごとshigoto はwa くじkuji からkara ごじgoji までmade ですdesuWork is from nine to five.
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Drill — translate

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Reading — read it aloud

くじ から ごじ まで

At the office. Ms. Suzuki asks about Mr. Tanaka's day.
すずきたなかさんtanakasan、しごとshigotoはwaなんじnanjiからkaraですかdesu ka。
たなかくじkujiからkaraですdesu。
すずきなんじnanjiまでmadeですかdesu ka。
たなかごじgojiはんhanまでmadeですdesu。
すずきかいぎkaigiはwaなんじnanjiからkaraなんじnanjiまでmadeですかdesu ka。かいぎ = meeting
たなかごごgogoにじnijiからkaraさんじsanjiまでmadeですdesu。
すずきいちじかんichijikanですdesuねne。
たなかはいhai、いちじかんichijikanですdesu。
Reading — questions

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