airím uaim thú
The English phrase 'I miss you' can be said in Irish as airím uaim thú or braithim uaim thú.
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Irish |
|---|
| airím uaim thú |
| braithim uaim thú |
Both forms are used to express that you miss someone. You can also express similar sentiments by saying Tá tú i mo smaointe (I'm thinking of you) or Tá tú i mo mheabhair go deo (You are always on my mind).
What does it mean word for word?
Both airím uaim thú and braithim uaim thú literally translate to 'I feel [it] from myself you'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Munster Dialect, you can say Táim ag smaoineamh ort to mean 'I am thinking of you'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrases provided are for the singular 'you'. To say 'I miss you' to more than one person, change the object thú to sibh, for example: airím uaim sibh.
Did you know?
- Irish has no single word for 'miss' in the sense of longing for someone. Instead it uses verbs like airím or braithim which mean 'I feel'.
- In Irish, the direction of the feeling is pushed 'away from' the speaker, making the phrase 'I miss you' function more like 'I feel you as an absence from myself'.
- The phrase braithim uaim thú uses a verb that can also be used to describe sensing a physical smell or a subtle presence in a room.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Conor and Saoirse are talking on the phone.
- ConorDia duit, a Saoirse!Hello, Saoirse!
- SaoirseDia duit, a Chonaire.Hello, Conor.
- ConorAirím uaim thú go mór.I miss you very much.
- SaoirseAirím uaim thú freisin.I miss you too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “I miss you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
