te extraño
/te eɡstɾaɲo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "I miss you" can be expressed as te extraño or te echo de menos.
Meaning: I miss you (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA |
|---|---|
| te extraño | /te eɡstɾaɲo/ (from spelling rules) |
| te echo de menos | /te ˌet͡ʃo de ˈmenos/ |
These phrases are used to express the feeling of missing someone. To intensify the sentiment and say "I miss you a lot", you can add mucho to the end of the phrase, becoming te extraño mucho.
Which one should you use?
The choice between the two main forms often depends on your location: te extraño is the standard way to say "I miss you" in most of Latin America, while te echo de menos is the standard way in Spain.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, you may hear the regional expression te echo en falta to mean "I miss you". In some Latin American countries, people use te extraño un montón to convey that they miss someone very much.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form te extraño uses the informal pronoun te.
How do you pronounce it?
/te eɡstɾaɲo/
Did you know?
- Writing te hecho de menos with an 'h' is a very common spelling mistake in Spain because hecho means 'done'.
- While te extraño is common in Latin America, using it in Spain can sometimes sound overly dramatic or like a line from a soap opera.
- The verb in te echo de menos comes from the same root as 'throw' or 'cast'.
Examples in context
- Te echo de menos.I miss you.This is a simple way to state "I miss you" using te echo de menos.Tatoeba #454574 by Shishir, translation #1308 by brauliobezerra
- Tom, te echo de menos.I miss you, Tom.This is useful for addressing a specific person, Tom, with te echo de menos.Tatoeba #2011041 by Shishir, translation #1887572 by CK
- Te extraño cuando no estás acá.I miss you when you're not here.This shows how to use te extraño in a sentence describing a condition.Tatoeba #1646718 by hayastan, translation #1329779 by CK
- Estimada profesora, le extraño mucho desde que terminó nuestro cursoDear professor, I miss you a lot since our course ended.
- Hermana, te extraño mucho. ¡Espero verte pronto!Sister, I miss you so much. I hope to see you soon!
- Amigo, te extraño mucho. Nuestra amistad es muy importante para míFriend, I miss you so much. Our friendship means a lot to me.
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Example conversation
Elena is talking to Alejandro on a video call.
- ElenaHola, Alejandro. Te extraño mucho.Hello, Alejandro. I miss you a lot.
- AlejandroYo también te extraño, Elena.I miss you too, Elena.
- ElenaPronto estaremos juntos otra vez.Soon we will be together again.
- AlejandroSí, ya falta poco.Yes, not much longer now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “i miss you” translations and entries te echo de menos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, echo, extraño, menos, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
