te amo y te extraño
/te amo i te eɡstɾaɲo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I love and miss you" is translated into Spanish as te amo y te extraño.
This phrase is a heartfelt expression used to tell someone that you feel deep affection for them and feel their absence. Te amo y te extraño is used to express deep affection to someone close like a partner or family member.
Which one should you use?
While te amo y te extraño expresses deep affection, you can also say te quiero y te extraño to express affection that is slightly less intense or more casual, often used with friends or in the early stages of a relationship. Additionally, te quiero mucho y te echo de menos means 'I love you very much and I miss you'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, te echo de menos is a very common alternative to te extraño for expressing that you miss someone, such as in the phrase te amo y te echo de menos.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase te amo y te extraño, the object pronoun te (you) is repeated for both verbs to maintain grammatical clarity.
How do you pronounce it?
/te amo i te eɡstɾaɲo/
Did you know?
- The phrase te echo de menos literally translates to 'I throw you of less'. It is the most common way to say 'I miss you' in Spain.
- The Spanish word extraño is a distant relative of the English word 'strange'. Both share the same root meaning something from the outside or foreign.
- In Spanish, using te amo instead of te quiero can be so intense that saying it too early in a relationship may be perceived as overwhelming or premature.
Examples in context
- Te quiero mucho y te extrañoI love you very much and miss you
- Te amo y te echo de menosI love you, and I long for you
- Te amo profundamente y te extraño desesperadamenteI love you deeply and miss you desperately
- Te quiero intensamente y te echo mucho de menosI love you intensely and miss you a lot
- En cada latido, eres mi razón. Te quiero y te extraño, mi dulce canciónWith every heartbeat, you are my reason. I love and miss you, my sweet song
- Te amo y te extraño mucho.I love you and miss you very much.
- Eres todo para mí, te amo y te extraño.You are everything to me, I love you and miss you.
- Desde que te fuiste, te amo y te extraño.Since you left, I love you and miss you.
Example conversation
A couple is talking on a video call late at night.
- ElenaHola mi amor, te amo y te extraño.Hello my love, I love you and miss you.
- JavierYo también te amo y te extraño, Elena.I love you and miss you too, Elena.
- Elena¿Cuándo vas a volver a casa?When are you coming back home?
- JavierMuy pronto, te lo prometo.Very soon, I promise you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amo, extraño, te, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
