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How to Say ‘That's coming up soon!’ in Traditional Chinese

那快到了耶！

nà kuài dào le yé

[Na kwai dao le yeh]

💬 Usage Tip: 快到了 (kuài dào le) means "almost here", and the pattern is 快 + verb + 了: 快好了 "almost ready".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: The ending 耶 (ye) is very Taiwanese and adds a lively, friendly surprise. You'll hear it constantly in casual chat.

Phrase Breakdown

那快

nà kuài

then soon

那 (nà) means 'then / in that case'. 快 (kuài) means 'soon' or 'almost'.

Example

那快一點！

Then hurry up a bit!

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[Na]

then

Used to indicate a logical consequence or a time-based sequence.

Example

如果你去，我也會去。

If you go, then I will also go.

快

kuài

[kwai]

almost; nearly; about to

Shows that something is close to happening.

Example

這邊音樂太大聲，我快聽不清楚了。

The music is too loud here; I’m about to not be able to hear clearly.

到了耶！

dào le yé

it's arriving!

到了 (dào le) means 'arrived'. 耶 (ye) is a friendly Taiwanese particle that adds surprise or excitement.

Example

公車到了耶！

The bus is here!

Words in this phrase

到

dào

[dao]

to arrive; to reach

到 means to arrive at a place or reach a point in time or action.

Example

我晚上八點到。

I will arrive at eight in the evening.

了

[le]

change-of-state particle

With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.

Example

火車快來了。

The train is about to arrive.

耶

yé

[yeh]

sentence-final particle showing mild surprise or emphasis

Common in Taiwan Mandarin to soften the tone or add a feeling like 'huh' or 'you know'.

Example

行動支付也不行耶。

Even mobile payment doesn’t work, huh.

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