もうすぐ vs. まもなく：They Means “Soon” but…

もうすぐ vs. まもなく：They Means “Soon” but…

What is the difference between “もうすぐ(mousugu) and 間まもなく(mamonaku)”? Which is used as “Fornal”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

もうすぐ (mousugu) and 間まもなく (mamonaku)

Soon / 立刻 马上, 很快 / 곧, 머지않아 / Sắp, Sắp

“もうすぐ(mousugu) and 間まもなく(mamonaku)” mean “soon” and which has been used as the meaning of “it will happen after a short time”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしはもうすぐ/間まもなく___。(I ___ soon.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしもうすぐ/間まもなく<ruby行いく。(I will go soon.)”, “私わたしもうすぐ/間まもなくやる。(I will do it soon.)”, “私わたしもうすぐ/間まもなく着つく。(I will be there soon.)”, etc. The tips for using them are that “もうすぐ” is used as “CASUAL and POLITE” and “間まもなく” is used as “FORMAL”. That’s what their differences are. So, we basically use “もうすぐ”. In my case, when I use “間まもなく”, it would be for my boss or business mail, etc. Everyone could use “もうすぐ” as casual and polite such as “もうすぐ着つくよ。(I will be there soon.)” as casual and “もうすぐ着つきます。(I will be there soon.)” as polite and “間まもなく到着とうちゃくします。(I would be there soon.)” as formal.</ruby行

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Sample

yuka

もうすぐ着つくよ！ (I’ll be there soon.) (我马上到！) (곧 도착해!) (Tôi sắp đến rồi đấy!)

tatsuya

バレンタインがもうすぐ来きます。 (Valentine’s Day is coming soon.) (情人节马上就要到了。) (곧 발렌타인입니다.) (Sắp đến ngày lễ tình yêu.)

yuka

もうすぐ咲さきます。 (It will bloom soon.) (这朵花马上就要开了。) (곧 핍니다.) (Sắp nở rồi.)

tatsuya

もうすぐ20歳にじゅっさいだよ！ (I’ll be turning 20 in a week.) (我马上就要二十岁了！) (이제 곧 20살이야.) (Tôi sắp 20 tuổi rồi đấy!)

yuka

間まもなくぐ到着とうちゃくします。 (I’ll be there soon.) (我很快就到。) (곧 도착합니다.) (Chúng tôi sắp đến nơi rồi.)

tatsuya

バレンタインが間まもなく来きます。 (Valentine’s Day is coming soon.) (情人节很快就要到了。) (곧 발렌타인입니다.) (Sắp đến ngày lễ tình yêu.)

yuka

間まもなく咲さきます。 (It will bloom soon.) (这朵花很快就要开了。) (곧 핍니다.) (Sắp nở rồi.)

tatsuya

間まもなく20歳はたちになります。 (I’ll be turning 20 in a week.) (我很快就要年满二十岁了。) (곧 20살이 됩니다.) (Tôi sắp được hai mươi tuổi.)

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