# 1059 - Don’t Say “I’m Waiting You” - Wait vs Wait For

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Podcast: [Happy English Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/happy-english-podcast-739863)
Published: 2026-06-01T00:43:15+00:00
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## Resource

I’m waiting for the bus. We waited to eat dinner. I’m waiting for my friend to call me back. Wait. Seems like a simple word, right? But even simple works can cause confusion. Can you say, “I’m waiting you”? Why do we say, “wait for the bus,” but “wait to leave”? And what’s the difference between, “I’m waiting at the station” and “I’m waiting for the train”? Yeah… there’s actually more going on here than you might think. So today, we’re going to look at how people really use wait and wait for in everyday English. The Happy English Podcast Helping people speak English better since 2014 Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads 📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.: https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons 🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts 🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courses https://www.myhappyenglish.com

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