# đợi meaning in Vietnamese: to wait (A1)

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

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

**đợi**: wait

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: doi

## 1. wait (verb)

to wait, to wait for

Means the same as *chờ*, which Saigon uses more.

- Saigon: Đợi tui chút nha. | Hà Nội: Đợi tôi một chút nhé. — Wait for me a moment.
- Em đợi anh lâu rồi. — I've been waiting for you for ages.

Also: [chờ](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/cho-wait/#lx_cho_wait).

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