Ask a neighbour for the details of a local festival.
The idea
いつ asks when; どこで asks where an activity takes place. 何時から asks the starting time, and 参加するには introduces what is needed to participate.
Examples
- すみません、町のお祭りはいつですか。Excuse me, when is the town festival?
- 今度の土曜日です。It is this coming Saturday.
- どこで行いますか。Where will it take place?
- 駅の近くの公園で行います。It will take place in the park near the station.
- 何時から始まりますか。What time does it start?
- 午後二時からです。It starts at two in the afternoon.
- 参加するには、申し込みが必要ですか。Do I need to register to participate?
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Do not confuse から, the starting point, with まで, the endpoint. A time or place in this exchange is only an example, not a festival schedule.
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お祭りは＿＿ですか。（いつ／どこ）
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いつ
いつ asks when the festival is.
公園＿＿行います。（で／に）
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で
で marks the park as the place where the event happens.
何時＿＿始まりますか。（から／まで）
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から
から marks the time at which it starts.
Practice round
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お祭りは＿＿ですか。（いつ／どこ）
公園＿＿行います。（で／に）
何時＿＿始まりますか。（から／まで）
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