Wait, hope, expect - Esperar (The 157th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for Wait, hope, expect is Esperar. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, lifestyle & free time, emotions, cooperation. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 157th most common word in Spanish. It can be used as verb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: wait, hope, expect

Spanish: esperar

Examples


All I can do is wait.	Todo lo que puedo hacer por el momento es esperar.
You should not keep people waiting.	No deberías hacer esperar a la gente.
All you need to do is wait.	Todo lo que tienes que hacer es esperar.
Go wait in the car.	Ve a esperar en el auto.
I can't wait till tomorrow.	No puedo esperar hasta mañana.
I can't wait any more.	Ya no puedo esperar más.
I had to wait more than three hours.	Tuve que esperar más de tres horas.
I can only wait.	Sólo puedo esperar.

There's no point in waiting.	No tiene sentido esperar.
I don't want to wait that long.	No quiero esperar tanto.
He does not like to wait until the last moment to do a thing.	A él no le gusta esperar hasta el último momento para hacer algo.
Let's wait here.	Vamos a esperar acá.
He kept me waiting for an hour.	Él me hizo esperar una hora.
I can't wait because I'm in a hurry.	No puedo esperar porque estoy con prisa.
Maybe we should wait.	Tal vez deberíamos esperar.
I can't wait to get home and sleep in my own bed.	No puedo esperar a llegar a casa y dormir en mi propia cama.
Dinner can wait.	La cena puede esperar.
We'll have to wait and see.	Tendrás que esperar a ver qué pasa.
You'll have to wait and see what happens.	Tendrás que esperar y ver qué pasa.
He made me wait for about half an hour.	Me hizo esperar alrededor de media hora.
We'll have to wait a few minutes.	Tendremos que esperar algunos minutos.