Amharic አማርኛ am
ጠብቀኝ
Te-bek-en-yeh
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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How to say
Wait for me
50 languages. Same English phrase, each row is the natural translation for that language. Tap Play to hear a Fluente voice, or Practise to listen, repeat and score.
Arabic العربية ar
انتظرني
In-tah-DIR-nee
This is a standard way to ask someone to wait.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমার জন্য অপেক্ষা করো
A-mar jon-no o-pek-sha ko-ro
This is a common way to ask someone to wait for you.
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Catalan català ca
Espera'm
Es-PE-ra'm
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Czech čeština cs
Počkej na mě
PO-chkey na mnye
Use this when you want someone to wait for you.
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Danish dansk da
Vent på mig
Vent paw mai
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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German Deutsch de
Warte auf mich
VAR-te owf mish
Use this when you want someone to stay put until you join them.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Περίμενε με
Pe-REE-me-neh meh
This is a common phrase to ask someone to wait.
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Spanish Español es
Espérame
Es-PEH-rah-meh
Use this phrase when you need someone to pause and stay in the same place until you catch up.
Estonian eesti et
Oota mind
O-ta mint
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Basque Basque eu
Itxoin nazazu
It-shoin na-za-zu
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Persian فارسی fa
منتظرم باش
Mon-ta-ze-ram bash
This is a common way to ask someone to wait for you.
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Finnish suomi fi
Odota minua
O-do-ta mi-nu-a
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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French Français fr
Attends-moi
A-ton-mwa
This is a common phrase used to ask someone to pause their actions until you are ready.
Galician Galician gl
Espérame
Es-PE-ra-meh
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મારી રાહ જુઓ
Maa-ree raah joo-o
This is a common way to ask someone to wait for you.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Jira ni
Ji-ra nee
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Hebrew עברית he
חכה לי
KHA-keh lee
This is a common and direct phrase.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मेरा इंतज़ार करो
ME-ra in-ta-ZAAR ka-RO
This is a common phrase to ask someone to wait for you.
Hungarian magyar hu
Várj meg!
VAR megg!
This is a direct and common way to ask someone to wait for you.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Tunggu saya
Toong-goo sa-yah
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Bíddu eftir mér
Beeth-doo ef-tir meer
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Italian Italiano it
Aspettami
As-pet-TAH-mee
This is a direct and common way to ask someone to wait.
Japanese 日本語 ja
待ってて
Ma-teh teh
This is a casual way to ask someone to wait.
Korean 한국어 ko
기다려
Ki-da-ryeo
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Palauk manęs
Pa-lowk ma-nes
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Pagaidi mani
Pa-guy-dee ma-nee
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Marathi मराठी mr
माझी वाट पाहा
Maa-JEE vaat pa-HA
This is a common way to ask someone to wait for you.
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Malay Melayu ms
Tunggu saya
Toong-goo sa-yah
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Wacht op mij
Vagt op may
This is a straightforward way to ask someone to wait.
Norwegian norsk no
Vent på meg
Vent paw may
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੇਰਾ ਇੰਤਜ਼ਾਰ ਕਰੋ
Me-RA in-ta-ZAAR ka-RO
This is a common way to ask someone to wait for you.
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Polish polski pl
Poczekaj na mnie
Po-CHECK-ay na mnye
Use this when you need someone to wait for you.
Portuguese Português pt
Espere por mim
Eh-SPEH-reh poor meem
Use this to ask someone to wait for you, whether it's a short or long time.
Romanian română ro
Așteaptă-mă
Ash-TEAP-ta-muh
This is a common phrase used to ask someone to wait.
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Russian русский ru
Подожди меня
Pah-dahzh-DEE me-NYAH
This is a common request to pause and wait for you.
Swedish svenska sv
Vänta på mig
VEn-ta po mi
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Nisubiri
Nee-soo-bee-ree
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
எனக்காகக் காத்திரு
Eh-na-kaa-ka kaat-ti-ru
This is a common way to ask someone to wait for you.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నా కోసం వేచి ఉండండి
Naa ko-sam vay-chee un-dan-di
This is a polite way to ask someone to wait.
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Thai ไทย th
รอฉัน
Raw chan
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Hintay ako
Hin-tay a-ko
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Beni bekle
Beh-NEE bek-LEH
Use this when you want someone to wait for you.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Почекай мене
Poh-che-KAI me-NEH
This is a simple and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Urdu اردو ur
میرا انتظار کرو
ME-ra in-ta-ZAAR ka-RO
This is a common phrase to ask someone to wait for you.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Đợi tôi
Doy toy
This is a direct and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Dúró dè mí
Du-ro deh mee
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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Chinese 中文 zh
等我
Dung wo
This is a direct and common way to ask someone to wait.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
等我
Dong ngo
This is a direct and common way to ask someone to wait.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Ngilinde
Ngee-LEEN-deh
This is a common and direct way to ask someone to wait.
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