How to Say ‘The food is almost ready.’ in Traditional Chinese
飯快好了。
fàn kuài hǎo le
[fahn kuài hǎo le]
💬 Usage Tip: 快…了 means "almost …". For example, 我快到了 "I'm almost there".
Phrase Breakdown
飯快
fàn kuài
the meal is almost
飯 means 'meal' or 'rice'. Here 快 means 'almost' or 'soon'. Both syllables are fourth tone.
飯快煮好了。
The rice is almost cooked.
Words in this phrase
飯
fàn
[fahn]
cooked rice; meal
Usually means cooked rice in restaurant situations.
這家店的飯很好吃。
The rice at this restaurant is very tasty.
快
kuài
[kuài]
almost; soon
Before a verb with 了, it means something is about to happen.
火車快來了。
The train is almost here.
好了。
hǎo le
ready
好 means 'done' or 'ready'. Together, 快…了 means 'about to happen'.
我準備好了。
I'm ready.
Words in this phrase
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
ready; done
After a verb or as a predicate, indicates something is finished or ready.
湯好了嗎？
Is the soup ready?
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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