Estou com saudade de você
standard, Brazil
In Brazil you say Estou com saudade de você or just Saudade de você. Sinto sua falta means "I feel your absence" and is also very common.
Meaning: expressing that you miss someone (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Portuguese | Note |
|---|---|
| Estou com saudade de você | standard, Brazil |
| Sinto sua falta | neutral |
| Saudade de você | short |
The noun saudade is the core word. Brazilians say they are com saudade in the singular, and they often write Saudades! in messages as a short farewell.
Which one should you use?
Sinto sua falta can sound a little more serious or emotional than tô com saudade. Both are used with family and friends.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Portugal people tend to say Tenho saudades tuas or Tenho saudades de ti, with saudades in the plural.
Did you know?
- The word saudade is often called hard to translate, because it mixes longing, missing someone and fondness in one word.
Examples in context
- Tô com muita saudade da família.I miss my family a lot.
- Sinto sua falta todos os dias.I miss you every day.
Example conversation
Patrícia video calls her mother Dona Cida from abroad, and Dona Cida is at home in Goiânia.
- PatríciaOi, mãe! Estou com saudade de você.Hi, mom! I miss you.
- Dona CidaEu também, filha. Quando você volta?Me too, daughter. When are you coming back?
- PatríciaEm dezembro. Já estou contando os dias.In December. I am already counting the days.
