How to Say ‘My friend is coming soon, so...’ in Japanese
もうすぐ友達が来るので…。
mou sugu tomodachi ga kuru no de
[MOH soo-goo Tomodachi ga ku-ru noh deh]
💬 Usage Tip: Ending on ので "so…" and leaving the rest unsaid lets the listener fill in the conclusion. It is a soft way to say no.
Phrase Breakdown
もうすぐ
mou sugu
soon
もうすぐ (mou sugu) means 'very soon' or 'any moment now'. Stretch the 'mo' a little: moo-sugu.
もうすぐ夏休みです。
Summer vacation is coming soon.
Words in this phrase
もう
mou
[MOH]
soon (in もうすぐ)
With すぐ, it means 'very soon'.
もうすぐ夏です。
It's almost summer.
すぐ
sugu
[soo-goo]
immediately; soon
Means right away or soon, often used by staff to reassure customers.
すぐお持ちします。
I'll bring it right away.
友達が来るので…。
tomodachi ga kuru no de
because my friend is coming...
友達 means 'friend', 来る means 'to come', and ので means 'because'. Trailing off after ので makes it a soft, polite refusal.
友達が来るので、部屋を片付けます。
My friend is coming, so I'll tidy the room.
Words in this phrase
友達
tomodachi
[Tomodachi]
friend
A person with whom one is friendly.
友達に会います。
I will meet a friend.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
来る
kuru
[ku-ru]
to come
Refers to someone arriving at a place.
彼が今日来ます。
He is coming today.
の
no
[noh]
nominalizer (in ので)
Part of ので, giving a reason: 'because'.
疲れたので帰ります。
I'm tired, so I'll go home.
で
de
[deh]
because (in ので)
Completes ので, a soft way to give a reason.
雨なので行きません。
Since it's raining, I won't go.
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