zau6 faai3就快
Jyutpingzau6 faai3
Yalejauh faai
Definition
Soon; shortly; in a short period of time in the near future.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Focuses on the immediate future, often implying that an event is imminent or expected to happen within a very short timeframe. It is frequently paired with sentence-final particles like 喇 to emphasize the urgency or the approaching nature of the event. Unlike formal alternatives, it carries a sense of anticipation or casual observation about upcoming changes.
Examples
We will arrive at the destination soon.
Are you getting off work soon?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse it with 快啲, which is an imperative meaning to hurry up. While 就快 describes a state of being close to an event, 快啲 is a command to increase speed.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
