〜から〜まで
からまでkara madeneutral
from A to B — a span with its start and end named
九時から五時まで働いています。
kuji kara goji made hataraite imasu.
I work from nine to five. neutral
銀行から郵便局まで歩いて三分です。
ginkou kara yuubinkyoku made aruite sanpun desu.
It's a three-minute walk from the bank to the post office. neutral
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from A to B — a stretch of time with both ends named
九時から五時まで働いています。
kuji kara goji made hataraite imasu.
I work from nine to five. neutral
今日は一時から三時まで授業があるんだ。
kyou wa ichiji kara sanji made jugyou ga aru n da.
I've got class from one to three today. casual
from A to B — a stretch of distance with both ends named
銀行から郵便局まで歩いて三分です。
ginkou kara yuubinkyoku made aruite sanpun desu.
It's a three-minute walk from the bank to the post office. neutral
東京から大阪まで新幹線で行きました。
toukyou kara oosaka made shinkansen de ikimashita.
I went from Tokyo to Osaka on the shinkansen. neutral