أنا في انتظارك
'ana fiaintizarik
The English phrase "I am waiting for you" is translated into Arabic as أنا في انتظارك ('ana fiaintizarik).
This phrase is used to inform someone that you are staying in a particular location until they arrive.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase أنا في انتظارك literally translates to "I am in your waiting."
Which one should you use?
أنا في انتظارك is a formal way to express the present state, while أنا منتظرك is an informal version. For a future intention, you can use رح انتظرك, which means "I will be waiting for you".
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the recipient from a single person to a group by altering the suffix. For example, to say "I am waiting for you (plural)", use أنا في انتظاركم.
How do you pronounce it?
'ana fiaintizarik
Did you know?
- The word انتظار for 'waiting' comes from a root that means 'to look' or 'to watch', implying that waiting in Arabic is visually linked to keeping an eye out for someone.
- In many Arabic dialects, the informal أنا منتظرك can be shortened even further by dropping the word أنا, as the verb form itself already tells the listener that the speaker is the one waiting.
- Arabic uses different words for 'waiting' depending on the emotion involved, such as shifting from a simple delay to a sense of deep longing or hopeful anticipation.
Examples in context
- أنا في انتظارك في المقهى.ana fī intizārika fī al-maqhā.I am waiting for you in the cafe.
- لا تتأخر، أنا في انتظارك.lā tata'akh-khar, ana fī intizārika.Don't be late, I am waiting for you.
- أنا في انتظارك عند الباب.ana fī intizārika 'inda al-bāb.I am waiting for you at the door.
Example conversation
Ziad is waiting for Sarah at a restaurant.
- زياد Ziadأين أنتِ؟ أنا في انتظارك.ayna anti? ana fī intizāriki.Where are you? I am waiting for you.
- سارة Saraأنا قادمة الآن، لا تقلق.ana qādima al-ān, lā taq-laq.I am coming now, don't worry.
- زياد Ziadحسناً يا سارة، أنا في انتظارك.hasanan yā Sārah, ana fī intizāriki.Okay Sarah, I am waiting for you.
- سارة Saraسأصل في خمس دقائق.sa'asilu fī khams daqā'iq.I will arrive in five minutes.
