English–Japanese
“wait” in Japanese
How to say “wait” in Japanese
“Wait” in Japanese is 待つ (matsu).
Centers on staying in place while time passes until a person, event, or expected moment arrives.
Example sentences with 待つ
バスを待ちます。ba su o ma chi ma su
I wait for the bus.
雨がやむまで、ここで待ちます。ame ga ya mu ma de ko ko de ma chi ma su
I will wait here until the rain stops.
Tips for using 待つ
- In the common pattern 友達を待つ (tomodachi o matsu), Japanese uses を (o) where English uses the preposition for after wait.
Other Japanese words for “wait”
今日は待ちが長いです。kyō wa ma chi ga naga i de su
The wait is long today.