How to Say ‘Was going to go in’ in Traditional Chinese
要進了
yào jìn le
[yao jeen luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [要進了] means “it was going in” or “it was about to go in.” Great for reacting to a shot that almost became a goal.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is exactly the kind of phrase you hear during tense football moments, especially in dramatic World Cup viewing.
Phrase Breakdown
要
yào
[yao]
be going to; about to
In 要進了, 要 shows that the action seems very close to happening.
看到那個角度，我就覺得要進了。
Seeing that angle, I felt it was about to go in.
進了
jìn le
went in; scored; entered
In sports, 進了 can mean the ball went in or was scored. It can also mean something entered a place.
球進了。
The ball went in.
Words in this phrase
進
jìn
[jeen]
to enter; to go in; to score
進 in soccer usually means the ball is going into the goal or a team scores.
那一腳看起來真的要進了，結果被撲出去。
That shot really looked like it was about to go in, but it was saved.
了
le
[luh]
completed action; changed situation
了 here marks the strong sense that the situation has reached the point of 'almost already happened.'
球迷一看到那球要進了，就先歡呼了。
As soon as the fans saw the ball was about to go in, they started cheering early.
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