मलाई तिम्रो याद आउँछ
malai timro yaad aauchha
The English phrase 'I miss you' is expressed in Nepali as मलाई तिम्रो याद आउँछ (malai timro yaad aauchha).
While English uses a direct verb 'to miss', Nepali uses a construction involving 'memory' (yaad) and the verb 'to come' (aauchha).
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase मलाई तिम्रो याद आउँछ literally translates to 'To me, your memory comes'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase मलाई तिम्रो याद आउँछ uses the pronoun 'timro' (your), which is used for friends, peers or people younger than the speaker. If you wish to express that the feeling of missing someone is happening currently or ongoing, you can use the continuous form मलाई तिम्रो याद आइरहेको छ.
How do you pronounce it?
malai timro yaad aauchha
Did you know?
- While याद ('yaad') means 'memory' in the context of missing someone, it is borrowed from Arabic via Urdu and Hindi, showing the deep linguistic influence of the Mughal Empire on Nepali.
- If you are speaking to someone much older than you or a person of high status, you must replace तिम्रो (timro) with the respectful तपाईंको (tapāīṅko). Using the version on this page with a teacher or elder could be seen as quite rude.
- In romantic Nepali poetry and songs, the feeling of missing someone is often described as a 'pain' or 'ache' in the heart, rather than just a memory that 'comes' to the speaker.
Examples in context
- आज मलाई तिम्रो याद आउँछ।āja malā'ī timro yāda ā'uñcha.I miss you today.
Example conversation
A couple is talking on a video call.
- अविनाश Avinashसुमित, मलाई तिम्रो याद आउँछ।sumit, malā'ī timro yāda ā'uñcha.Sumit, I miss you.
- अनीता Anitaमलाई पनि तिम्रो याद आउँछ, प्रतिक्षा।malā'ī pani timro yāda ā'uñcha, pratikṣā.I miss you too, Pratiksha.
- अविनाश Avinashहामी चाँडै भेट्नेछौँ होला?hāmī cāndai bheṭnēchauṁ hōlā?We will meet soon, right?
- अनीता Anitaहो, म छिट्टै आउँदैछु।hō, ma ciṭṭai ā'uñdaichu.Yes, I am coming soon.
