sinto sua falta, meu amigo
In Portuguese, 'I miss you, my friend' is said as sinto sua falta, meu amigo.
This phrase is used to express that you feel sadness because a friend is not currently with you.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree with the gender of the friend you are addressing. Use meu amigo when talking to a male friend and change it to minha amiga if the friend is female, resulting in sinto sua falta, minha amiga.
Did you know?
- In Brazil, you might hear estou com saudades instead of sinto sua falta. The word saudade describes a deep, nostalgic longing that has no single-word equivalent in English.
- Depending on the region, Portuguese speakers might use tenho saudades to say they miss someone. This literally translates to 'I have longings', treating the emotion as a possession rather than a feeling.
- While amigo means 'friend', its Latin root amō means 'to love'. In Portuguese, the concept of friendship is linguistically tied to the act of loving.
Examples in context
- Sinto sua falta, meu amigo, desde que você partiu.I miss you, my friend, since you left.
- Eu sinto sua falta, meu amigo, muito mesmo.I miss you, my friend, very much indeed.
Example conversation
Felipe sends a voice message to Camila.
- FelipeOi, Camila! Sinto sua falta, meu amigo.Hi, Camila! I miss you, my friend.
- CamilaEu também sinto sua falta, Felipe!I miss you too, Felipe!
- FelipeQuando você vem me visitar?When are you coming to visit me?
- CamilaVou tentar ir no próximo mês.I'll try to go next month.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries amigo, falta, meu, sua, CC BY-SA 4.0.
