รอฉันด้วย
ro chan duai
The English phrase "wait for me" is translated into Thai as รอฉันด้วย (ro chan duai).
This phrase is used to request that someone stop or slow down so that you can catch up with them.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of รอ (wait), ฉัน (me) and ด้วย (also/with/as well).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
In very casual settings with friends, the pronoun ฉัน is often dropped, leaving just รอด้วย. To sound more polite, male speakers should replace ฉัน with ผม to say รอผมด้วย. Female speakers can add ค่ะ to the end of the phrase to say รอฉันด้วยค่ะ.
How does it change in a sentence?
Adding นะ to the end of the phrase to make รอฉันด้วยนะ makes the request sound softer and more natural in casual conversation.
How do you pronounce it?
ro chan duai
Did you know?
- In extremely casual settings among close friends, young people might replace ฉัน (chan) with the slang เค้า (kao) to sound cute or playful.
- While ฉัน is the standard translation for 'me', Thai speakers often use their own nickname instead of a pronoun in รอ…ด้วย to sound more affectionate and intimate.
- Thai has a variety of pronouns for 'me' depending on the social hierarchy, meaning รอฉันด้วย is just one of dozens of ways to say 'wait for me' depending on who is speaking to whom.
Examples in context
- รอฉันด้วยนะro chan duai naWait for me, okay?
- เดินเร็วไปแล้ว รอฉันด้วยdoen rew pai laeo, ro chan duaiYou're walking too fast, wait for me.
- อย่าเพิ่งไป รอฉันด้วยya phoeng pai, ro chan duaiDon't go yet, wait for me.
Example conversation
Nicha is trying to catch up with Wittawat as he walks toward the exit.
- ณิชา Nichaวิทวัส รอฉันด้วย!Wittawat ro chan duay!Wittawat, wait for me!
- วิทวัส Witthawatโอ๊ะ ขอโทษที ฉันเดินเร็วไปเหรอoh kho thot thi chan doen reo pai roOh, sorry. Was I walking too fast?
- ณิชา Nichaใช่ ฉันตามไม่ทันchai chan tam mai thanYes, I couldn't keep up.
- วิทวัส Witthawatโอเค ฉันจะรอคุณokay chan cha ro khunOkay, I will wait for you.
