How to Say ‘Will be here soon’ in Traditional Chinese
等一下就到了
děng yí xià jiù dào le
[děng yī xià jiù dào le]
💬 Usage Tip: 就...了 marks something about to happen soon: 他馬上就來了 "he'll be right here".
Phrase Breakdown
等一下
děng yí xià
[děng yī xià]
A little while
Indicating a brief duration.
請稍等一下，我馬上完成。
Please wait a moment, I will finish soon.
就到了
jiù dào le
will arrive
就 means 'soon / then', and 了 marks the change of arriving.
公車馬上就到了。
The bus will be here right away.
Words in this phrase
就
jiù
[jiù]
then
Used to introduce a logical sense of consideration or solution.
就讓事情順其自然吧。
Then let things take their natural course.
到
dào
[dào]
arrive
Reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a process.
他們已經到了。
They have arrived.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
With 快…了, shows something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is about to arrive.
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