Lesson 25
In this lesson, we are going to introduce how to say “from A to B” when talking about locations and “from A until B” when talking about time.
Basically, if you look at the big picture,
-에서 [-e-seo] and -부터 [-bu-teo] mean “from” and -까지 [-kka-ji] means “to” or “until”
First, let’s look at how to say “from A” in Korean. Basically, -에서 [-e-seo] and -부터 [-bu-teo] both mean “from” and they are usually interchangeable, but in cases where they are NOT interchangeable, 에서 is associated more often with locations and -부터 is associated more often with time.
Like all the other particles, -부터, -에서, and -까지 are used AFTER a noun or a pronoun, not BEFORE one.
“From A” in Korean is “A에서” or “A부터”
Examples
- From Seoul
= 서울에서 [seo-ul-re-seo]
= 서울부터 [seo-ul-bu-teo] ** = “starting from Seoul”
- From now
= 지금부터 [ji-geum-bu-teo]
= 지금에서 [ji-geu-me-seo] ( x )
- From (or Since) yesterday
= 어제부터 [eo-je-bu-teo]
Now, “to B” or “until B” in Korean is “B까지 [kka-ji].”
Examples
- (From somewhere else) to Seoul
= 서울까지 [seo-ul-kka-ji]
- Until now
= 지금까지 [ji-geum-kka-ji]
- Until tomorrow
= 내일까지 [nae-il-kka-ji]
More examples
- From here to there
= 여기에서 저기까지
= 여기부터 저기까지
- From head to toe
= 머리부터 발끝까지
= 머리에서 발끝까지
- From Seoul to Busan
= 서울에서 부산까지
= 서울부터 부산까지
- From morning until evening
= 아침부터 저녁까지
= 아침에서 저녁까지 ( x )