by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “I’m almost done.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
I’m almost done.
もう少しで終わるよ。
mousukoshide* owaruyo
*We pronounce “mou” like “mō“.
- I’m ＝ わたしは watashiwa
- almost ＝ ほとんど hotondo
- done ＝ 終わったよ owattayo
The literal translation of “I’m almost done.” is “わたしはほとんど終わったよ (watashiwa hotondo owattayo)”, but “もう少しで終わるよ” sounds more natural.
If you want to speak politely, you can say like this :
もう少しで終わります。
mousukoshide owarimasu
(casual)
もう少しで終わるよ。
(polite)
もう少しで終わります。