快要 / NEAR FUTURE

 
 
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快 /kuài/ means FAST

When something IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, we say 快要 /kuàiyào/ 

We usually end the sentence with 了 /le/ which indicates A CHANGE OF STATE

 

EXAMPLES

X-mas are coming soon.
快 要 圣诞节 了。
Kuàiyào Shèngdànjié le.
It's gonna rain soon.
快 要 下雨 了。
<Kuàiyào xiàyǔ le.>
BASIC WEATHER
Chinese New year is coming soon.
快 要 春节 了。
Kuàiyào chūnjié le.
SLOW - FAST
Winter is coming soon. (1)
冬天 快 要 来 了。
<Dōngtiān kuàiyào lái le.>
TO COME SLOW - FAST
Winter is coming soon. (2)
快 要 冬天 了。
<Kuàiyào dōngtiān le.>
SLOW - FAST

 

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