Te extraño mucho
/te eɡstɾaɲo mut͡ʃo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "i miss you a lot" is Te extraño mucho.
You can add more emphasis to your feeling by replacing mucho with muchísimo to say "I miss you so much" (Te extraño muchísimo).
Which one should you use?
While Te extraño mucho is common in Latin America, in Spain it is more common to say Te echo mucho de menos or Te echo de menos mucho.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are addressing a group of people (informal in Spain), use Os extraño instead of Te extraño.
How do you pronounce it?
/te eɡstɾaɲo mutʃo/
Did you know?
- In Spain, the phrase Te echo de menos literally translates to 'I throw you of less'. This is an idiomatic way to express a void left by someone's absence.
- In some regions, people use the phrase Me haces falta to say 'I miss you'. It literally means 'You are a lack to me', focusing on the necessity of the person.
- The word extraño is a linguistic cousin to the English word 'strange'. Both stem from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'outside' or 'foreign'.
Examples in context
- Te echo mucho de menos y siento tu falta cada díaI miss you a lot, and I feel your absence every day
- Te extraño mucho, de verdad.I miss you a lot, truly.
- Desde que te fuiste, te extraño mucho.Since you left, I miss you a lot.
- Te extraño mucho cada día.I miss you a lot every day.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are talking on a video call.
- DanielHola, Lucía. Te extraño mucho.Hello, Lucía. I miss you a lot.
- LucíaYo también te extraño mucho, Daniel.I miss you a lot too, Daniel.
- Daniel¿Cuándo vas a volver a casa?When are you coming back home?
- LucíaMuy 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 extraño, mucho, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
