Amharic አማርኛ am
አንድ አፍታ ቆይ
And af-ta koy
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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How to say
Wait a moment
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Arabic العربية ar
انتظر لحظة
In-ta-zir la-haẓ-tan
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Bangla বাংলা bn
এক মুহূর্ত অপেক্ষা করুন
Ek mu-hur-to o-pek-sha ko-run
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Catalan català ca
Espereu un moment
Es-pe-row oon mo-ment
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Czech čeština cs
Počkejte chvilku
Poy-CHEY-te HVIL-koo
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Danish dansk da
Vent et øjeblik
Vent et oy-e-blik
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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German Deutsch de
Einen Moment bitte
Ay-nen Mo-ment bit-tuh
This is a standard and polite way to ask someone to wait.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Περιμένετε ένα λεπτό
Pe-ree-MEN-te EH-na lep-TO
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Spanish Español es
Espera un momento
Es-PEH-rah oon mo-MEN-to
Use this phrase in any situation where you need someone to pause or hold on for a short time.
Estonian eesti et
Oodake hetk
O-da-ke hetk
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Basque Basque eu
Itxoin une bat
It-choin oo-ne bat
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Persian فارسی fa
یک لحظه صبر کنید
Yek lah-ze sabr ko-nid
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Finnish suomi fi
Odota hetki
O-do-ta het-ki
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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French Français fr
Attendez un instant
A-ton-day uhn ees-ton
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Galician Galician gl
Agarde un momento
A-gar-de oon mo-men-to
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
એક ક્ષણ રાહ જુઓ
Ek kshan raah joo-o
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Dakika daya
Da-ki-ka da-ya
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Hebrew עברית he
רגע אחד
RE-ga e-KHAD
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
एक मिनट रुकिए
Ek mi-nat ru-kee-ye
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Hungarian magyar hu
Várjon egy pillanatot
VAR-yon edj pil-la-na-tot
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Tunggu sebentar
Tun-goo se-ben-tar
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Bíddu augnablik
Bid-du oy-gnah-blik
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Italian Italiano it
Aspetti un attimo
Ah-SPET-tee oon AT-tee-mo
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Japanese 日本語 ja
ちょっと待ってください
Cho-to ma-te ku-da-sai
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Korean 한국어 ko
잠시만요
Jam-shi-man-yo
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Palaukite akimirką
Pa-lau-ki-te a-ki-mir-ka
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Pagaidiet mirkli
Pa-gay-deet mirk-li
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Marathi मराठी mr
एक क्षण थांबा
Ek kshan thaam-ba
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Malay Melayu ms
Tunggu sebentar
Tun-goo se-ben-tar
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Even wachten
Ev-en VACH-ten
This is a very common and neutral way to ask someone to wait.
Norwegian norsk no
Vent et øyeblikk
Vent et oy-e-blikk
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਇੱਕ ਪਲ ਇੰਤਜ਼ਾਰ ਕਰੋ
Ik pal in-tzaar ka-ro
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Polish polski pl
Proszę chwilę poczekać
PRO-sheh HVI-leh po-CHECK-atch
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Portuguese Português pt
Espere um momento
Esh-PEH-reh oom mo-MEN-too
This is a polite and versatile way to ask someone to wait.
Romanian română ro
Așteptați un moment
Ash-tep-TATZ oon mo-MENT
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Russian русский ru
Подождите минутку
Pah-dahzh-DEE-tyeh mee-NOOT-koo
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
Swedish svenska sv
Vänta ett ögonblick
Ven-ta ett o-gon-blick
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Subiri kidogo
Su-bee-ree ki-do-go
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
ஒரு நிமிடம் காத்திருங்கள்
O-ru ni-mi-dam kaat-ti-run-gal
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
ఒక నిమిషం ఆగండి
O-ka ni-mi-sham aa-gan-di
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Thai ไทย th
รอสักครู่
Raw sak kroo
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Sandali lang
San-da-lee lang
This is a common and casual way to ask someone to wait.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Bir dakika bekleyin
Bir da-KEE-ka bek-LEY-in
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Зачекайте хвилинку
Za-che-KAY-te khvi-LIN-koo
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Urdu اردو ur
ایک لمحہ انتظار کریں
Aik lam-ha in-ti-zaar ka-rein
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chờ một lát
Cho mọt lát
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Dúró diẹ́
Du-ro dee-eh
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Chinese 中文 zh
稍等一下
Shaow deng ee-shia
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
等等先
Dong dong sin
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ngilinda isikhashana
Ngi-lin-da i-si-ka-sha-na
This is a polite and common way to ask someone to wait.
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