How to Say ‘He's going to shoot!’ in Traditional Chinese
他要射門了！
tā yào shè mén le
[tā yào shèmén le]
💬 Usage Tip: 要…了 means something is about to happen. You can reuse the frame with other verbs: 要下雨了 "it's about to rain".
Phrase Breakdown
他要
tā yào
he is about to
他 (tā) means 'he' and 要 (yào) means 'going to'. Combined with 了 at the end, it means 'about to'.
他要走了。
He's about to leave.
Words in this phrase
他
tā
[tā]
he; him
Third-person pronoun for a male.
他是我爸爸。
He is my dad.
要
yào
[yào]
about to; going to
With 了, shows something is about to happen.
比賽要開始了。
The match is about to start.
射門了！
shè mén le
shoot (at the goal)!
射門 (shèmén) means 'to shoot at goal'. Both syllables are fourth and second tone respectively. 了 is light.
快射門！
Shoot now!
Words in this phrase
射門
shè mén
[shèmén]
to shoot (at goal)
In soccer, to kick the ball toward the goal.
他在禁區裡射門。
He shot from inside the box.
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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