Sinto a sua falta
The English phrase "miss you" is translated into Portuguese as Sinto a sua falta.
This phrase is used to tell someone that you feel sad because they are not with you. You can also use the noun saudade to express this feeling by saying Tenho saudades de você or Que saudades de você. To change the person you are missing, you can use Tenho saudades dela for "I miss her" or Tenho saudades dele for "I miss him".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase Sinto a sua falta literally translates to "I feel your lack".
Which one should you use?
In spoken Brazilian Portuguese, it is very common to drop the article and say Sinto sua falta instead of Sinto a sua falta.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Portugal, it is common to use Tenho saudades de ti to express missing someone.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can replace the possessive sua with tua in Sinto a tua falta to change the level of intimacy or to match a specific regional dialect. However, sua is more common in many parts of Brazil. Additionally, the phrase can be restructured using the preposition de followed by the person, as in Sinto falta de você.
Did you know?
- In Portuguese culture, saudade can be felt not only for people but also for places, smells, or even for a future that one imagines but will never experience.
- In Portugal, the intense feeling of saudade is the emotional core of Fado, a traditional music genre designed to express the pain of missing a loved one or a homeland.
- The word falta in Sinto a sua falta is a cognate of the English word 'fault', as both derive from the Latin 'fallere' meaning to fail or fall short.
Examples in context
- Tom, sinto a sua falta.I miss you, Tom.This is useful for addressing someone by name while saying you miss them.Tatoeba #2105603 by alexmarcelo, translation #1887572 by CK
- Sinto a sua falta quando você não está aqui.I miss you when you're not here.This shows how to express missing someone when they are not present.Tatoeba #1331561 by alexmarcelo, translation #1329779 by CK
- Você nunca vai saber como sinto a sua falta.You'll never know just how much I miss you.This is a way to emphasize the intensity of how much you miss someone.Tatoeba #13936239 by carlosalberto, translation #13936251 by carlosalberto
- Tenho muitas saudades de sua presença na equipe.I miss having you on the team.
- Sinto muita falta do seu apoio.I miss your support a lot.
- Tô com saudade dos nossos momentos juntos.I miss our moments together.
- Tô morrendo de saudade das nossas aventuras.I'm dying of missing our adventures.
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Example conversation
Camila and Gabriel are talking on the phone while he is traveling.
- CamilaSinto a sua falta, Gabriel.I miss you, Gabriel.
- GabrielEu também sinto a sua falta, Camila.I miss you too, Camila.
- CamilaQuando você volta para casa?When are you coming back home?
- GabrielEu volto na próxima semana.I'll be back next week.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, falta, sua, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
