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At a ryokan, how do you ask 'From what time to what time can we use the bath?'

Ofuro wa nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka. (お風呂は何時から何時までですか。)

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  1. Ofuro wa ikura desu ka. (お風呂はいくらですか。)
  2. Ofuro wa nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka. (お風呂は何時から何時までですか。) ✔
  3. Ofuro wa doko desu ka. (お風呂はどこですか。)

Why: Nan-ji means what time, kara means from and made means until. The wrong choices ask the price and the location of the bath.

Huh, didn't know that: In NHK's skit the answer is from six in the morning until midnight.

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Answer: Ofuro wa nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka. (お風呂は何時から何時までですか。). Nan-ji means what time, kara means from and made means until. The wrong choices ask the price and the location of the bath.

  1. NHK WORLD-JAPAN Easy Japanese, Lesson 36 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/lesson/en/lessons/36.html
    Ofuro wa nan-ji kara nan-ji made desu ka. From what time to what time can we use the bath?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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