скучаю по тебе
skuchayu po tebe
To say "miss you" in Russian, you use скучаю по тебе (skuchayu po tebe).
The phrase is used to express that you feel sadness because someone is not with you. The verb скучаю is the first-person singular form of the verb скучать, which means "to miss" or "to feel bored/weary".
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the construction скучаю по тебе translates to "I am longing after you". The part по тебе means "after/along you", where по is a preposition used with the dative case.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase скучаю по тебе uses the informal second-person singular pronoun тебе, which is appropriate for friends, family or romantic partners. To say "I miss you" to a person you address formally or to a group of people, you must change тебе to вам.
How do you pronounce it?
skuchayu po tebe
Did you know?
- If you want to say you miss someone terribly, you might use the word ужасно, which literally means 'horribly'. Saying скучаю по тебе ужасно is a common way to add intensity to your sentiment.
- In very old literature, you might find the verb тосковать used instead of скучать. While скучать is common today, тосковать implies a much deeper, more existential sort of melancholy or soul-aching longing.
- In Russian, you can say я скучаю without mentioning who you miss, and the listener will understand you are missing them based on the context of the conversation.
Examples in context
- Я скучаю по тебе!I miss you.This sentence shows how to state that you miss someone.Tatoeba #6057353 by marafon, translation #1308 by brauliobezerra
- Я скучаю по тебе, Том.I miss you, Tom.This sentence demonstrates how to include a person's name while saying you miss them.Tatoeba #5784953 by nina99nv, translation #1887572 by CK
- Я очень скучаю по тебе.I miss you very much.This sentence shows how to add emphasis to express that you miss someone very much.Tatoeba #667372 by shanghainese, translation #18053 by CK
- Неплохо, но я скучаю по тебе.Not bad, but I miss you.
- Мама, я скучаю по тебе.Mom, I miss you.
- Я тоже скучаю, малыш.I miss you too, my little one.
- Я так сильно скучаю по тебе.I miss you so much.
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Example conversation
A phone call between a couple during a business trip.
- Сергей SergeyПривет, Катя! Как дела?Privet, Katya! Kak dela?Hi, Katya! How are things?
- Екатерина EkaterinaВсё хорошо, но я скучаю по тебе.Vsyo khorosho, no ya skuchayu po tebe.Everything is fine, but I miss you.
- Сергей SergeyЯ тоже скучаю по тебе, дорогая.Ya tozhe skuchayu po tebe, dorogaya.I miss you too, darling.
- Екатерина EkaterinaСкорее возвращайся домой.Skoreye vozvrashchaysya domoy.Come back home soon.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
