# chờ meaning in Vietnamese: to wait (A1)

> chờ means “to wait, to wait for” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cho-wait/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**chờ**: wait

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: cho

## 1. wait (verb)

to wait, to wait for

No word for "for": *chờ xe buýt*, wait for the bus. *Đợi* means the same and is more Northern.

- Saigon: Chờ em chút nha! | Hà Nội: Chờ em một chút nhé! — Wait for me a moment!
- Em đang chờ xe buýt. — I'm waiting for the bus.

Also: [đợi](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/doi-wait/#s_doi_wait).

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