How to Say ‘I just now’ in Traditional Chinese
我剛
wǒ gāng
[waw gahng]
💬 Usage Tip: [剛] means "just" or "a moment ago." In speech, it often introduces something that just happened or was about to happen.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Very common in everyday Taiwan Mandarin for recent actions: [我剛到], [我剛吃飯].
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used for yourself.
我剛看到你的訊息。
I just saw your message.
剛
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows that something happened a moment ago or was about to happen.
我剛回到家，你就打來了。
I just got home, and then you called.
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