How to Say ‘I'll be done quickly.’ in Japanese
すぐおわります。
sugu owari masu
[soo-goo oh-wah-ree mahss]
💬 Usage Tip: [すぐおわります] is a reassuring phrase: [I’ll finish soon]. Short, polite, and helpful.
🇯🇵 In Japan: This kind of consideration can make people more willing to cooperate with your photography project.
Phrase Breakdown
すぐ
sugu
[soo-goo]
soon; right away
An adverb showing that something will happen very soon.
すぐおわります。
It will finish soon.
おわります
owari masu
finish; end
A polite verb meaning to be finished or to end.
しごとがおわります。
Work finishes.
Words in this phrase
おわり
owari
[oh-wah-ree]
finish; end
The main meaning part of the verb おわります, used for something ending or being completed.
えいがはもうおわりました。
The movie has already ended.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.
もうはじめます。
We will start now.
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