Just wondering Meaning in English

expression · lemma: just wonder

US

ˈdʒəst/, /dʒɪst/ /ˈwəndɝɪŋ

JUHST WUN-der-ing

UK

dʒˈʌst/ /wˈʌndəɹɪŋ

JUHST WUN-duh-ring

التعريف

A polite and informal phrase used to introduce a question, often to sound less direct or to express curiosity without expecting anything in return.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used mainly in informal spoken or written English (emails, texts). Softens potentially intrusive questions. Often at the start: 'Just wondering, are you free tomorrow?' Not used in very formal situations.

• Spanish: solo quería saber - solo me preguntaba
• Portuguese (BR): só queria saber - só estava pensando
• Portuguese (PT): só queria saber - só estava a pensar
• Chinese (Simplified): 只是想问问 - 只是好奇
• Chinese (Traditional): 只是想問問 - 只是好奇
• Hindi: बस जानना चाहता था - बस सोच रहा था
• Arabic: كنت فقط أتساءل - فقط أردت أن أعرف
• Bengali: একটু জানতে চাচ্ছিলাম - শুধু কৌতূহলবশত জানতে চাইছি
• Russian: просто интересно - просто хотел узнать
• Japanese: ちょっと気になって - ちょっと聞いてみたかったんだけど
• Vietnamese: chỉ muốn hỏi - chỉ tò mò thôi
• Korean: 그냥 궁금해서 - 그냥 물어보는 거야
• Turkish: sadece merak ettim - sadece soruyorum
• Urdu: بس پوچھ رہا تھا - صرف جاننا چاہ رہا تھا
• Indonesian: cuma mau tanya - hanya penasaran

جمل نموذجية

Just wondering, do you have a pen I can borrow?

basic

I'm just wondering if the store is still open.

basic

Just wondering, is this seat taken?

basic

Hey, just wondering, did you see my email?

natural

I was just wondering if you'd like to grab coffee sometime.

natural

Just wondering—how did your interview go?

natural