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How to Say ‘I’ve been watching it every day lately.’ in Traditional Chinese

我最近每天都在看。

wǒ zuì jìn měi tiān dōu zài kàn

[waw dzway-jin may tyen doh dzai kahn]

💬 Usage Tip: This sentence feels very natural in spoken Mandarin: time words first, then the ongoing action with [在].

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: During major tournaments, this kind of sentence is perfect small talk in Taiwan.

Phrase Breakdown

我最近

wǒ zuì jìn

I recently

Introduces the speaker and the recent time frame.

Example

我最近很忙。

I’ve been very busy recently.

Words in this phrase

[waw]

I; me

The pronoun for the speaker.

Example

我最近每天都在看,真的很精彩。

I’ve been watching every day lately; it’s really exciting.

最近

zuì jìn

[dzway-jin]

recently; lately

Refers to the recent period of time.

Example

我最近每天都在看,因為賽程很密集。

Lately I’ve been watching every day because the schedule is very packed.

每天都在看

měi tiān dōu zài kàn

watching every day

Describes an ongoing habit of watching something daily.

Example

我每天都在看比賽。

I watch the games every day.

Words in this phrase

měi

[may]

every

Indicates repetition for each unit of time.

Example

我最近每天都在看,幾乎沒休息。

Recently I’ve been watching every day, with almost no break.

tiān

[tyen]

day

Means day; here it completes 每天, meaning every day.

Example

我最近每天都在看,連假日也看。

I’ve been watching every day lately, even on holidays.

dōu

[doh]

all; also; emphatic marker

Used here to emphasize the repeated habit: every day without exception.

Example

我最近每天都在看,室友都笑我太瘋狂。

I’ve been watching every day lately, and my roommate laughs that I’m too crazy about it.

zài

[dzai]

in the middle of; currently

Marks an ongoing action.

Example

我最近每天都在看,吃飯時也在看。

I’ve been watching every day lately; I even watch while eating.

kàn

[kahn]

to watch; to look at

Means to watch the matches or tournament.

Example

我最近每天都在看,所以很了解各隊表現。

I’ve been watching every day lately, so I know each team’s performance well.

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