How to Say ‘I just now’ in Traditional Chinese
我剛
wǒ gāng
[waw gahng]
💬 Usage Tip: [剛] often means "just" with something that happened very recently: [我剛到] "I just arrived." In [我剛要出門], it means "was just about to," so the exact meaning depends on what follows.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used for yourself.
我剛看到你的訊息。
I just saw your message.
剛
gāng
[gahng]
just; just now
Shows that something happened a moment ago or was about to happen.
我剛回到家，你就打來了。
I just got home, and then you called.
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