Amharic አማርኛ am
መጠበቅ
meh-teh-BEK-ee
Use 'metebek'i' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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How to say
To wait
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Arabic العربية ar
انتظر
an-TA-zir
Use 'antaẓir' (I wait - masculine) or the conjugated form depending on the subject and tense.
Bangla বাংলা bn
অপেক্ষা করা
o-pek-SHA ko-RA
Use 'opekha kora' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Catalan català ca
Esperar
es-peh-RAR
Use 'esperar' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Czech čeština cs
Čekat
CHEH-kat
Use 'čekat' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Danish dansk da
At vente
at VEN-teh
Use 'at vente' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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German Deutsch de
Warten
VAR-ten
Use 'warten' in various contexts, from waiting in line to waiting for a specific event.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Περιμένω
peh-ree-MEH-noh
Use 'periméno' (I wait) or the conjugated form depending on the subject and tense.
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Spanish Español es
Esperar
eh-speh-RAR
Use 'esperar' in most situations where you'd say 'to wait' in English, from waiting for a bus to waiting for a friend.
Estonian eesti et
Oodata
O-do-ta
Use 'oodata' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Basque Basque eu
Itxaron
ee-cha-RON
Use 'itxaron' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Persian فارسی fa
منتظر بودن
mon-ta-zer boo-DAN
Use 'montazer budan' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Finnish suomi fi
Odotaa
o-do-TAH
Use 'odottaa' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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French Français fr
Attendre
a-TAHN-druh
Use 'attendre' to express waiting, whether it's for a person, a bus, or a result.
Galician Galician gl
Agardar
ah-gar-DAR
Use 'agardar' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
રાહ જોવી
raah jo-VEE
Use 'raah jovī' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Jiră
jee-RAH
Use 'jiră' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Hebrew עברית he
לחכות
leh-khah-KOT
Use 'lechakot' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
इंतज़ार करना
in-TA-zaar kar-NAA
Use 'intazaar karnaa' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
Hungarian magyar hu
Várni
VAHR-nee
Use 'várni' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Menunggu
meh-NU-ngu
Use 'menunggu' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Að bíða
ath BEE-tha
Use 'að bíða' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Italian Italiano it
Aspettare
ah-spet-TAH-reh
Use 'aspettare' for waiting, whether it's for a person, a thing, or an event.
Japanese 日本語 ja
待つ
ma-TSU
Use 'matsu' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
Korean 한국어 ko
기다리다
gi-da-RYEO-da
Use 'gidaryeoda' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Laukti
LOWK-tee
Use 'laukiti' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Gaidīt
GAY-deet
Use 'gaidīt' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Marathi मराठी mr
वाट पाहणे
vaat pah-NE
Use 'vaat paahne' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Malay Melayu ms
Menunggu
meh-NU-ngu
Use 'menunggu' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Wachten
VAHG-ten
Use 'wachten' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
Norwegian norsk no
Å vente
oh VEN-teh
Use 'å vente' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਇੰਤਜ਼ਾਰ ਕਰਨਾ
in-TA-zaar kar-NAA
Use 'intazaar karnaa' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Polish polski pl
Czekać
CHEH-kach
Use 'czekać' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
Portuguese Português pt
Esperar
esh-peh-RAR
Use 'esperar' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
Romanian română ro
Aștepta
ash-tep-TAH
Use 'aștepta' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Russian русский ru
Ждать
zh-DAHT'
Use 'zhdat'' to express waiting in various contexts.
Swedish svenska sv
Vänta
VEN-ta
Use 'vänta' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kusubiri
ko-su-BI-ri
Use 'kusubiri' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
காத்திருக்க
kaa-thi-RU-ka
Use 'kaathirukka' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
చుడటం
choo-DA-tum
Use 'choodatam' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Thai ไทย th
รอ
raw
Use 'rɔɔ' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Maghintay
mag-hin-TAY
Use 'maghintay' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Beklemek
beh-KLEH-mek
Use 'beklemek' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Чекати
cheh-KAH-tee
Use 'chekaty' to express waiting in various contexts.
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Urdu اردو ur
انتظار کرنا
in-TA-zaar kar-NAA
Use 'intazaar karnaa' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chờ
cho
Use 'chờ' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Dúró
doo-ROH
Use 'dúró' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Chinese 中文 zh
等
deng
Use 'děng' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
等
dang
Use 'dang2' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ukulinda
oo-koo-LIN-dah
Use 'ukulinda' in all situations where you would use 'to wait' in English.
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