How to Say ‘I just got here.’ in Traditional Chinese
我剛到。
wǒ gāng dào
[waw gahng daow]
💬 Usage Tip: [剛] goes before the verb to mean "just": [我剛到] = "I just arrived." You can build new sentences the same way, like [我剛回家。] "I just got home."
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The speaker is referring to themself.
我剛到，還沒坐下。
I just arrived and haven’t sat down yet.
剛
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows that something happened very recently.
我剛到，所以你沒有等很久。
I just arrived, so you haven’t been waiting long.
到
dào
[daow]
arrive
Means “arrive.” In this sentence, it means “I just arrived.”
我剛到，正要找你。
I just arrived and was about to look for you.
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