How to Say ‘I'll wait for you’ in Mexican Spanish
Te espero
teh ehs-PEH-roh
[teh ehs-PEH-roh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Esperar] literally means "to wait," but [te espero] can be used naturally for meeting someone at an agreed time. In context, it often comes across more like "I'll see you then" than "I'll stand there waiting."
Phrase Breakdown
Te
[teh]
you
Object pronoun meaning you, as in waiting for you.
Te espero en la recepción.
I’ll wait for you at reception.
espero
[ehs-PEH-roh]
I wait for
From esperar; means I wait for or expect.
Te espero mañana a las diez.
I’ll wait for you tomorrow at ten.
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