User Comments - heiko81

Posted on: Earlier and Later than Expected: 才and 就

Thanks, that was an interesting lesson.

Here are two sentences that came to my mind. Are they correct?

1. 明天早上你就有汉语考试。 你为什么现在才开始准备？
   (Tomorrow morning you have a Chinese test. Why do you start preparing only now?)
   
2. 别担心, 现在才八点。 他肯定马上就来了。
   (Don't worry, it's only eight o'clock. He will certainly arrive soon.)

Are 就 and 已经 in the following example interchangeably?

1. 现在就八点， 走吧！
2. 现在已经八点， 走吧！
   (It's (already) eight o'clock, let's go!)