<p>Yes, 就快下雨了 is idiomatic in Mandarin.  The similar variations are: 快要下雨了，快下雨了，就要下雨了，天就快下雨了，天快下雨了，天要下雨了，etc.</p>

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2020-06-28T20:59:53.213Z
2020-06-28T20:59:53.213Z
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<p>I've been watching Peppa Pig to improve my Mandarin, but here at <a href="https://youtu.be/FJXXsNonea0?list=PLlQZ8mzWUstDasSayy8OpqwbXsktDpXeg&amp;t=119" rel="nofollow noreferrer">1:59</a>, the mama pig says  “就快下雨了”  meaning to say that it will rain soon. However I thought that the phrase &quot;就快&quot; was Cantonese only, and that you generally use something like &quot;很快&quot; in mandarin. Is the above sentence correct Mandarin?</p>

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Is “就快下雨了” correct Mandarin?
# Is “就快下雨了” correct Mandarin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-06-28)

I've been watching Peppa Pig to improve my Mandarin, but here at [1:59](https://youtu.be/FJXXsNonea0?list=PLlQZ8mzWUstDasSayy8OpqwbXsktDpXeg&t=119), the mama pig says “就快下雨了” meaning to say that it will rain soon. However I thought that the phrase "就快" was Cantonese only, and that you generally use something like "很快" in mandarin. Is the above sentence correct Mandarin?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-28. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Yes, 就快下雨了 is idiomatic in Mandarin. The similar variations are: 快要下雨了，快下雨了，就要下雨了，天就快下雨了，天快下雨了，天要下雨了，etc.


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