Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَے | mujhe tumhārī yād ātī hai |
| مَیں تُمْہاری یاد کَرْتا ہُوں | ma͠i tumhārī yād kartā hū̃ |
Urdu has several ways to express missing someone depending on the level of closeness and formality. The most common way to say "I miss you" is مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَے. To say "I miss you a lot," you can use مجھے آپ کی یاد بہت آتی ہے or مجھے تم بہت یاد آتے ہو. You might also use the phrase میں چاہتا ہوں کہ تم میرے ساتھ یہاں ہوتے to express the sentiment "I wish you were here with me."
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَے literally translates to "To me, your memory comes."
Which one should you use?
The form مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَے is more common in everyday spoken Urdu than the more literal form مَیں تُمْہاری یاد کَرْتا ہُوں.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَے, the verb آتی uses the feminine form because the noun yād (memory) is a feminine noun in Urdu.
How do you pronounce it?
mujhe tumhārī yād ātī hai
Did you know?
- If you want to express that you miss someone deeply in a poetic way, you might use the word کمی (kamī), which refers to a 'lack' or 'void' left by someone.
- Urdu has different words for 'missing' based on the type of longing. While یاد is general, the word تڑپ describes a more agonizing or restless longing that is common in traditional Ghazal poetry.
- Urdu literature and songs often use the metaphor of 'the heart's pain' to express missing someone, often saying the heart 'aches' for the person.
Examples in context
- کئی دن سے مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَےkai din se mujhe tumhari yaad aati haiI have been missing you for many days.
- بہت دنوں سے مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَےbohat dinon se mujhe tumhari yaad aati haiI have missed you for a long time.
Example conversation
A phone call between two long-distance friends.
- سارہ Saraاحمد، مُجْھے تُمْہاری یاد آتی ہَےAhmed, mujhe tumhari yaad aati haiAhmed, I miss you.
- احمد Ahmedسارہ، مجھے بھی تمہاری یاد آتی ہےSarah, mujhe bhi tumhari yaad aati haiSarah, I miss you too.
- سارہ Saraہم جلد ملیں گےhum jald milein geWe will meet soon.
- احمد Ahmedہاں، میں تمہارا انتظار کروں گاhaan, mein tumhara intezar karoon gaYes, I will wait for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “i miss you” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
