了 (le) is a many-splendored thing... and due to overwhelming demand, we, your loving hosts of Qing Wen, have decided to help crack the mystery of 了 wide open--starting in this podcast, where we go into one particularly useful 了 sentence pattern. Listen in, and find out how to use 了 to express that something is about to happen. And stay tuned to Qing Wen for future 了 lovin'.