How to Say ‘I was just about to say’ in Simplified Chinese
我刚想说
wǒ gāng xiǎng shuō
[waw gahng shyahng shwaw]
💬 Usage Tip: [刚] often means "just" in the sense of "just now" or "just about to" from context. You can reuse it in phrases like [我刚到] ("I just arrived") and [我刚想问你] ("I was just about to ask you").
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.
我也喜欢这种风格。
I also like this style.
刚想
gāng xiǎng
was just about to think/say
Shows something happened right before now.
我刚想出门。
I was just about to go out.
Words in this phrase
刚
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows that something happened a moment ago or you were just about to do something.
我刚注意到你的项链。
I just noticed your necklace.
想
xiǎng
[shyahng]
to want to; to think
Often means to want to do something or to be thinking about it.
我想夸一下你的穿搭。
I want to compliment your outfit.
说
shuō
[shwaw]
to say; to speak
A very common verb meaning to say or speak.
我想说，你很会搭配。
I want to say, you’re very good at matching outfits.
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