粵

就zau6嚟lei4

zau6 lei4zau6 lai4jiù lí

English

  1. (adverb) coming soon; coming shortly; almost; nearly
  2. soon; in a short period of time

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺短時間之內

Examples

  • 就嚟六點喇。

    It's almost six.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 佢就嚟六十歲。

    She is close to sixty.

    Tatoeba · cc_neko CC BY

  • 聽講你就嚟結婚喎。

    I heard you were getting married.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 你件恤衫粒鈕就嚟甩喇。

    Your shirt button is coming off.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 好熱呀,我就嚟頂唔順喇。

    I can't stand the heat.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我等咗冇幾耐阿Mary就嚟咗。

    I had not waited long before Mary came.

    Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

  • 就嚟落雨喇,快啲返屋企啦!

    It looks like rain, let's go home as soon as possible.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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