Mi atendos vin ĉe la stacidomo post la laboro.

Atendos is the future-tense form of atendi, meaning to wait.

In Esperanto, verb endings are very regular:

• -as = present
• -is = past
• -os = future
• -us = conditional
• -u = command / wish

So:

• mi atendas = I wait / I am waiting
• mi atendis = I waited
• mi atendos = I will wait

That is why Mi atendos means I will wait.

Because Esperanto uses atendi iun for wait for someone.

In English, wait usually needs for before the person:

• I will wait for you

But in Esperanto, atendi takes a direct object directly:

• Mi atendos vin

So a literal word-for-word match with English does not always happen. This is very normal in Esperanto.

Because vin is the direct object form of vi.

• vi = you, as the subject
• vin = you, as the object

In this sentence, mi is the one doing the waiting, and vin is the person being waited for. So you is the object, which is why Esperanto adds -n.

Compare:

• Vi atendos min = You will wait for me
• Mi atendos vin = I will wait for you

The -n ending is very important in Esperanto grammar.

Here, the -n marks the direct object.

Esperanto often shows sentence roles with endings instead of depending only on word order. In this sentence:

• Mi = the subject
• atendos = the verb
• vin = the direct object

Because vin has -n, you can immediately tell that you are the one being waited for.

This is one reason Esperanto word order is more flexible than English word order.

Ĉe usually means at, by, or near.

So ĉe la stacidomo means at the station or by the station.

This is different from:

• en la stacidomo = in the station, inside it
• al la stacidomo = to the station, toward it

So the sentence is talking about the place where the speaker will wait, not movement toward the station and not necessarily being inside the building.

Stacidomo is a compound word, which is very common in Esperanto.

It is built from:

• staci- = station
• domo = building, house

So stacidomo is literally something like station-building.

In practice, stacidomo is commonly used for a railway station or train station.
Stacio can be more general and can also mean a station or stop in other senses.

Esperanto often makes meanings clearer by combining roots into compounds like this.

La is the definite article, meaning the.

In la stacidomo, it suggests a specific station, probably one both speakers can identify from context.

In post la laboro, Esperanto often uses la where English may say simply after work. So even though English often drops the article in that expression, Esperanto normally keeps it:

• post la laboro = after work / after the workday

This is a good example of how article usage does not always match English exactly.

It most naturally means after work or after the workday.

Here, laboro is not necessarily talking about work in a very abstract sense. It usually refers to the period of working that day, or finishing one’s job for the day.

So the sense is:

• after I finish work
• after you finish work
• after the workday is over

The exact person can be understood from context.

Yes. Esperanto word order is fairly flexible, especially because endings like -n help show grammatical roles.

The most neutral order is:

• Mi atendos vin ĉe la stacidomo post la laboro.

But you could also say:

• Post la laboro mi atendos vin ĉe la stacidomo.
• Ĉe la stacidomo mi atendos vin post la laboro.

These still make sense, though the emphasis changes a little. For learners, the original order is the safest and most natural.

A few helpful points:

• ĉ sounds like ch in church
• every vowel is pronounced clearly
• stress is always on the second-to-last syllable

So:

• Mi = mee
• atendos = ah-ten-DOHS
• vin = veen
• ĉe = cheh
• la = lah
• stacidomo = stah-tsee-DOH-moh
• post = post
• laboro = lah-BOH-roh

Approximate full pronunciation:

Mee ah-ten-DOHS veen cheh lah stah-tsee-DOH-moh post lah lah-BOH-roh

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• Mi atendos = I will wait
• Mi atendas = I wait / I am waiting

If you are talking about a future plan, atendos is the clearest choice.
Using atendas could sometimes work if the context already makes the future clear, but for a straightforward sentence about a future action, atendos is better.