How to Say ‘Wait for me a moment’ in Traditional Chinese
你等我一下
nǐ děng wǒ yī xià
[nǐ děng wo ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: 一下 after a verb makes the request short and soft, like "for a sec": 看一下 "take a quick look". Here 一 reads (yí) because 下 is a falling tone.
Phrase Breakdown
你等我
nǐ děng wǒ
You wait for me
等 means 'to wait,' so 你等我 is 'you wait for me.' Pronounced nǐ děng wǒ, with three third tones in a row.
你等我好不好？
Can you wait for me?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
等
děng
[děng]
to wait
To stay in one place until a certain time or event.
我在等車。
I am waiting for the bus.
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly
一下 softens an action and often means 'for a moment' or 'a little bit.'
我想跟你確認一下時間。
I want to confirm the time with you briefly.
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