më mungon
In Albanian, 'I miss you' is said as më mungon.
To express that you miss someone a lot, you can add shumë to the end of the phrase.
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is literally constructed as 'you are missing to me'. In this construction, më means 'to me' and mungon means 'you are missing'.
Which one should you use?
Unlike the English phrase where 'I' is the subject, in the Albanian phrase më mungon, the person being missed is the grammatical subject.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'I miss you' to more than one person, or to use the formal 'you', change the verb to më mungoni.
Did you know?
- The verb mungon is used not only for people but also to describe missing ingredients in a recipe or missing parts of a machine.
- Because the person being missed is the subject, saying më mungon is linguistically closer to saying 'You are a void in my life'.
- The word më has a surprising connection to size, as it shares an ancient root with the Albanian word madh, which means 'big'.
Examples in context
- Më mungon çdo ditë.I miss you every day.
- Më mungon shumë ti.I miss you so much.
Example conversation
Alban and Tea are talking on the phone.
- AlbanSi je, Tea?How are you, Tea?
- TeaMirë jam, por më mungon shumë.I am well, but I miss you a lot.
- AlbanEdhe mua më mungon shumë.I miss you a lot too.
- TeaShihemi së shpejti.See you soon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “I miss you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries më, CC BY-SA 4.0.
