How to Say "Miss" in Afrikaans

mis

/məs/

To miss in Afrikaans is mis.

The verb mis is used to express feeling the absence of someone or something, or to feel the want or need of something.

Meaning: to feel the absence of someone or something, to feel the want or need of (verb)

Which one should you use?

The verb mis (to miss) is a homonym with the Afrikaans noun mis, which means dung or manure.

The present tense form of the verb is mis.

/məs/

The Afrikaans word mis is a quadruple homonym. Depending on the context, it can mean to feel the absence of someone, manure, fog or a Catholic Mass.
The use of mis to refer to a religious Mass comes from the Latin word missa.
Because mis can mean 'manure', some Afrikaans speakers use it in playful or slang contexts to describe something of low quality or 'rubbish'.

Tom sal my mis.
Tom will miss me.
This sentence shows how to use mis to express being missed by someone.
Tatoeba #6456533 by Dewald, translation #6440591 by CK
Jy kan dit nie mis nie.
You can't miss it.
This sentence demonstrates using mis to mean failing to notice or hit a target.
Tatoeba #3976230 by siener, translation #52103 by CK
Moenie die geleentheid mis nie.
Don't miss the opportunity.
This sentence shows using mis in the context of failing to take an opportunity.
Tatoeba #4049661 by siener, translation #4870576 by zvzuibqx
Ek wil graag mejuffrou Smith uitnooi vir 'n ete.
I would like to invite Miss Smith for dinner.
Juffrou, kan ek jou iets vra?
Miss, can I ask you something?

Stefan and Liezel are talking on the phone after a trip.

Sources

Wiktionary, “miss” translations and entries mis, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries mis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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