Soon – 就要 jiùyào…了 le

Grammar Piont:
就要 jiùyào…了 le is used to say that something is going to happen very soon. It emphasizes that the event is imminent and the speaker expects it to happen in the near future.

Structure

S + 就要 jiùyào + V or Predicate + 了 le

電影diànyǐng就要jiùyào開始kāishǐ了le电影diànyǐng就要jiùyào开始kāishǐ了le
The movie is about to start.

火車huǒchē就要jiùyào到dào了le火车huǒchē就要jiùyào到dào了le
The train is about to arrive.

我wǒ搬bān到dào台北táiběi後hòu就要jiùyào開始kāishǐ找zhǎo工作gōngzuò了le我wǒ搬bān到dào台北táiběi后hòu就要jiùyào开始kāishǐ找zhǎo工作gōngzuò了le
After I move to Taipei, I’ll be starting to look for a job.

餐廳cāntīng就要jiùyào打烊dǎyáng了le，我們wǒmen改天gǎitiān再zài來lái吧ba餐厅cāntīng就要jiùyào打烊dǎyàng了le，我们wǒmen改天gǎitiān再zài来lái吧ba
The restaurant is about to close. Let’s come back another day.

飛機fēijī就要jiùyào起飛qǐfēi了le，請qǐng關掉guāndiào手機shǒujī飞机fēijī就要jiùyào起飞qǐfēi了le，请qǐng关掉guāndiào手机shǒujī
The plane is about to take off. Please turn off your phone.

我的wǒde生日shēngrì就要jiùyào到dào了le，你nǐ有yǒu什麼shénme計畫jìhuà嗎ma？我的wǒde生日shēngrì就要jiùyào到dào了le，你nǐ有yǒu什么shénme计画jìhuà吗ma？
My birthday is coming up soon. Do you have any plans?

再zài過guò一個yíge月yuè，我wǒ就要jiùyào畢業bìyè了le再zài过guò一个yíge月yuè，我wǒ就要jiùyào毕业bìyè了le
I’ll be graduating in just one more month.

就要 jiùyào vs 快要 kuàiyào

快要 kuàiyào and 就要 jiùyào are largely interchangeable, but when a specific time reference is present, only 就要 jiùyào is acceptable, but 快要 kuàiyào cannot be used.

再zài過guò一個yíge月yuè，我wǒ就要jiùyào畢業bìyè了le再zài过guò一个yíge月yuè，我wǒ就要jiùyào毕业bìyè了le ✅
I’ll be graduating in just one more month.

再zài過guò一個yíge月yuè，我wǒ快要kuàiyào畢業bìyè了le再zài过guò一个yíge月yuè，我wǒ快要kuàiyào毕业bìyè了le ❌
I’ll be graduating in just one more month.

我wǒ搬bān到dào台北táiběi後hòu就要jiùyào開始kāishǐ找zhǎo工作gōngzuò了le我wǒ搬bān到dào台北táiběi后hòu就要jiùyào开始kāishǐ找zhǎo工作gōngzuò了le ✅
After I move to Taipei, I’ll be starting to look for a job.

我wǒ搬bān到dào台北táiběi後hòu快要kuàiyào開始kāishǐ找zhǎo工作gōngzuò了le我wǒ搬bān到dào台北táiběi后hòu快要kuàiyào开始kāishǐ找zhǎo工作gōngzuò了le ❌
After I move to Taipei, I’ll be starting to look for a job.