me extrañas
/me eɡstɾaɲas/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for "miss me" is me extrañas.
This phrase is used as a question to find out if someone felt your absence and wanted you to be with them. While me extrañas can be a statement meaning "you miss me", adding question marks turns it into the question "Do you miss me?"
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of me (me) and extrañas (you miss), where the object me precedes the verb.
Which one should you use?
If you want to ask if someone missed you during a specific completed period of time in the past, use the preterite form me extrañaste.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The phrase me echas de menos is a common alternative used primarily in Spain to express the same meaning.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form me extrañas uses the second-person singular informal conjugation of the verb extrañar. Another way to express this sentiment is Te hago falta, which literally translates to "you lack me".
How do you pronounce it?
/me eɡstɾaɲas/
Did you know?
- The verb extrañar comes from the word for 'strange' or 'foreign'. To miss someone in Spanish is literally to feel that their absence makes your environment feel 'strange'.
- In some regions, extrañar is used to describe a feeling of suspicion or doubt about someone, rather than just missing them.
- While 'me extrañas' is a common way to ask the question, the phrase 'te hago falta' flips the perspective entirely. It literally translates to 'I am a lack to you', making the person who is missed the actual 'lack' or 'need' in the other person's life.
Examples in context
- ¿Me extrañaste?Did you miss me?This sentence is useful for asking if someone missed you in the past using the form me extrañas.Tatoeba #1239321 by nancy, translation #1561 by CK
- ¿No me extrañaste?Didn't you miss me?This sentence is useful for asking a negative question about missing you in the past using the form me extrañas.Tatoeba #12509181 by carlosalberto, translation #2269281 by CK
- Espero que me extrañe mientras estoy fueraI hope you miss me while I'm away.
- Sé que echas de menos mi presenciaI know you miss having me around.
- Creo que te hago faltaI think you miss me.
- Espero que me extrañes tanto como yo a tiI hope you miss me as much as I miss you.
- ¿Me extrañas tanto?Do you miss me that much?
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking on the phone after a short trip.
- SofíaHola, ¿me extrañas?Hello, do you miss me?
- JavierSí, te extrañé mucho.Yes, I missed you a lot.
- SofíaMe alegra mucho escuchar eso.I am very happy to hear that.
- JavierYo también estoy feliz de hablar contigo.I am also happy to talk to you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
