How to Say ‘It'll be over soon.’ in Japanese
すぐ終わります。
sugu owari masu
[soo-goo oh-WAH-ree mahs]
💬 Usage Tip: The ます form covers the future as well as the present, so 終わります (owarimasu) here means "it will end". There's no separate future tense to learn.
Phrase Breakdown
すぐ
sugu
[soo-goo]
immediately; right away
Means without delay, very soon after something happens.
質問があればすぐに聞ける職場です。
It is a workplace where you can ask right away if you have a question.
終わり
owari
[oh-WAH-ree]
to end; to finish (stem)
Stem of the verb 終わる, 'to come to an end'.
授業は三時に終わります。
Class ends at three.
ます
masu
[mahs]
polite verb ending
A standard polite ending added to verbs, often used in customer service and formal speech.
予約を確認し ます。
I will confirm the reservation.
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