Short, polite phrases help colleagues share the information they need. Read the examples and adapt them to your own workplace.
The idea
Ask 明日は何時からですか when the shift is understood from context. Answer with a time and からです; repeat it with ですね to confirm. 朝の九時 makes clear that nine in the morning is meant.
| Japanese | Meaning |
|---|---|
| すみません、明日は何時からですか。 | Excuse me, what time do I start tomorrow? |
| シフトは九時からです。 | The shift starts at nine. |
| 九時からですね。 | So it starts at nine, right? |
Examples
- すみません、明日は何時からですか。Excuse me, what time do I start tomorrow?
- シフトは九時からです。The shift starts at nine.
- 九時からですね。So it starts at nine, right?
- 朝の九時ですか。Is that nine in the morning?
- はい、朝の九時です。Yes, nine in the morning.
- 八時半に来ます。I will come at eight thirty.
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Watch out
から marks the start, not the end; まで marks the end. Use ね to confirm what you heard and clarify morning or evening if the time could be ambiguous.
Try it yourself
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 明日は_からですか。(何時/どこ)
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何時
何時 asks for a time on the clock.
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: シフトは九時_始まります。(から/まで)
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から
から marks the time at which something begins.
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 九時からです_。(ね/を)
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ね
ね invites the other person to confirm the time heard.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 明日は_からですか。(何時/どこ)
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: シフトは九時_始まります。(から/まで)
Choose the answer that completes the sentence: 九時からです_。(ね/を)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Practise these lines aloud with a colleague: すみません、明日は何時からですか。 シフトは九時からです。 Replace one detail to fit your own situation.

