Duolingo Guidebook

比赛快要开始了！
The game is about to start!

加油！你要有信心！
Come on! You need to be confident!

这个周末她有乒乓球比赛。
This weekend she has a table tennis match.

他明年要参加篮球比赛。
He is going to take part in a basketball competition next year.

我们赢了！
We won!

To say that something is about to happen, place the verb between 快要 (kuàiyào, about to) and 了 (le, a change in a situation).

比赛快要开始了！
(Bǐsài kuàiyào kāishǐ le!) The game is about to start!

快要下雨了！
(Kuàiyào xià yǔ le!) It’s about to rain!

他们快要走了！
(Tāmen kuàiyào zǒu le!) They are about to go!