How to Say “Miss You” in Telugu

నిన్ను మిస్ అవుతున్నాను
ninnu miss avuthunnanu
To say "miss you" in Telugu, you say నిన్ను మిస్ అవుతున్నాను (ninnu miss avuthunnanu).
This phrase is used to express that you feel sadness because someone is not with you.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase combines the English loanword miss with the Telugu auxiliary verb avuthunnanu, which means "am becoming" or "am happening".

Which one should you use?

The phrase నిన్ను మిస్ అవుతున్నాను (ninnu miss avuthunnanu) is used for someone you address informally. For a more polite or respectful tone, you should use మిమ్మల్ని మిస్ అవుతున్నాను (mimmalni miss avuthunnanu).

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb avuthunnanu is in the present continuous tense, which indicates that the feeling of missing the person is happening right now.

How do you pronounce it?

ninnu miss avuthunnanu

Did you know?

  • In many Telugu-speaking households, rather than saying they 'miss' someone, people might say నీ జ్ఞాపకాలు నన్ను వేధిస్తున్నాయి (nee jnapakaalu nannu vedhistunnayi), meaning 'your memories are haunting/troubling me'.
  • In traditional Telugu literature, the feeling of missing a lover is often expressed through the concept of విరహం (viraham), which describes the specific agony of separation.
  • Modern Telugu speakers often prefer the English loanword మిస్ (miss) over the traditional word గుర్తుకురావడం (gurtukuraavadam) in romantic contexts because the latter literally means 'to be remembered'.

Example conversation

A phone call between two friends who are living in different cities.

  1. శ్రావణి Sravani

    రవి, నేను నిన్ను మిస్ అవుతున్నాను.
    ravi, nēnu ninnu mis avutunnānu.
    Ravi, I am missing you.
  2. రవి Ravi

    నేను కూడా నిన్ను మిస్ అవుతున్నాను, శ్రావణి.
    nēnu kūḍā ninnu mis avutunnānu, śrāvaṇi.
    I am missing you too, Shravani.
  3. శ్రావణి Sravani

    మనం త్వరగా కలుద్దాం.
    manam tvaragā kaluddām.
    Let's meet soon.
  4. రవి Ravi

    అవును, త్వరలోనే కలుద్దాం.
    avunu, tvaralōnē kaluddām.
    Yes, let's meet soon.
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