How to Say ‘I was just about to head out.’ in Traditional Chinese
我剛要出門。
wǒ gāng yào chū mén
[waw gahng yaow choo men]
💬 Usage Tip: [剛要 + verb] means "was just about to…" Handy pattern: [我剛要吃飯], [我剛要睡覺].
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This phrase sounds natural when explaining why you were already on your way or in a hurry.
Phrase Breakdown
我剛
wǒ gāng
I just / I was just about to
Indicates something has just happened or is about to happen now.
我剛到家。
I just got home.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun for the speaker.
我剛要出門，你就來了。
I was just about to go out when you arrived.
剛
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows something was happening or about to happen a moment ago.
我剛聽到門鈴響。
I just heard the doorbell ring.
要出門
yào chū mén
about to go out / leave the house
Means to get ready to leave home or go outside.
我等一下要出門。
I’m about to go out in a moment.
Words in this phrase
要
yào
[yaow]
going to; about to
Used before an action to show it is about to happen.
我要出門前先關燈。
Before going out, I’m going to turn off the lights first.
出門
chū mén
[choo men]
go out; leave home
Means to leave the house or head outside.
他每天八點出門上班。
He leaves home at eight every day for work.
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