에서~까지 / 부터~까지
Used to express the starting point and ending point of a place or time. '에서...까지' designates a spatial range (from place to place), while '부터...까지' designates a temporal range (from time to time).
Summary
Equivalent
From ~ To ~
Example
It takes two and a half hours from Seoul to Busan by KTX.
서울에서 부산까지 KTX로 2시간 반 걸려요.
Grammar rules
- Attach '에서' (from) and '까지' (to) to place nouns.
- Attach '부터' (from/starting at) and '까지' (to/until) to time nouns.
- '까지' (up to/until) can be used on its own.
- For starting times, '에서' is sometimes used in spoken Korean, but '부터' is grammatically correct.
9시부터 6시까지 일해요. (I work from 9 to 6.)
Patterns
Locations
N/A · Noun(Place)에서 Noun(Place)까지
Time
N/A · Noun(Time)부터 Noun(Time)까지
Example sentences
It takes two and a half hours from Seoul to Busan by KTX.
서울에서 부산까지 KTX로 2시간 반 걸려요.
I go to school from Monday to Friday.
월요일부터 금요일까지 학교에 갑니다.
I work from 9 AM to 5 PM.
아침 9시부터 오후 5시까지 일해요.
Conversation
A: How long does it take from home to school?
집에서 학교까지 얼마나 걸려요?
B: It takes about 30 minutes by bus.
버스로 30분쯤 걸려요.
Practice
Fill in the blank
Select the correct range particle.
Working hours.
Distance.