How to say "Finally" in Japanese

When translating "finally" into Japanese, you must choose carefully between 最後に and やっと. In Japanese, 最後に (さいごに (saigo ni)) is typically associated with "finally, lastly, in the end" (Syllabus Level: N4) and represents Used to indicate the last item in a sequence, a concluding action, or the end of an event. It emphasizes that something occurs after everything else has happened or been mentioned.. On the other hand, やっと (やっと (yatto)) maps to "finally, at last" (Syllabus Level: A2) and represents Essential structural term in CEFR A2 vocabulary syllabus.. A literal translation of "finally" can often sound unnatural to native Japanese speakers if mixed up!