te extraño
/te eɡstɾaɲo/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "miss you" is expressed as te extraño.
This phrase is used to express that you feel sadness because someone is not with you.
Which one should you use?
While te extraño is the standard way to say "I miss you" in most of Latin America, in Spain, the standard phrase is te echo de menos. You can also use te echo mucho de menos to emphasize the intensity of your longing.
Is it said differently in some regions?
te extraño is the standard form used in most of Latin America.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "I miss him" or "I miss her", replace the object pronoun te with lo for a masculine subject or la for a feminine subject. To say "I miss you a lot", the most common method is to add mucho after the phrase, resulting in te extraño mucho.
How do you pronounce it?
/te eɡstɾaɲo/
Did you know?
- In Spain, the phrase te echo de menos literally translates to 'I throw you from less'. It is used to express the same feeling of longing as te extraño.
- The word extraño is a cognate of the English words 'strange' and 'extraneous'. It originally comes from the Latin word for 'external' or 'foreign'.
- While te extraño refers to the emotional state of missing someone, the root verb extrañar can also mean to find something weird or out of place.
Examples in context
- Te extraño cuando no estás acá.I miss you when you're not here.This sentence shows how to express missing someone in a specific location using te extraño.Tatoeba #1646718 by hayastan, translation #1329779 by CK
- Quiero darte un beso, te extraño mucho papá.I want to kiss you. I miss you so much, Dad.This sentence shows how to use te extraño when addressing a family member.Tatoeba #5650096 by cueyayotl, translation #9594087 by DJ_Saidez
- Te extraño. Necesito verte. ¿Puedo pasar a visitarte?I miss you. I need to see you. Could I come over?This sentence demonstrates how to express the need to see someone using te extraño.Tatoeba #1287394 by marcelostockle, translation #953531 by CK
- siento tu ausenciaI feel your absence
- Te extraño, mi amorI miss you, my love
- Echo de menos tus abrazos, PedroI miss your hugs, Pedro
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are talking on the phone at night.
- LucíaTe extraño mucho, Alejandro.I miss you a lot, Alejandro.
- AlejandroYo también te extraño, Lucía.I miss you too, Lucía.
- Lucía¿Cuándo nos vamos a ver?When are we going to see each other?
- AlejandroMuy pronto, te lo prometo.Very soon, I promise you.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries extraño, te, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
