te extrañamos
/te eɡstɾaɲamos/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "we miss you" is te extrañamos.
This phrase is used to tell someone that you feel sadness because they are not present.
Which one should you use?
While te extrañamos is common in Latin America, te echamos de menos is the more common way to express missing someone in Spain.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Se te extraña is an informal phrase to convey "We miss you" and is prevalent in Latin America.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "we miss you" to a group of people, replace te with los or las depending on the gender of the group. If you are speaking to one person formally, you replace te with lo (masculine) or la (feminine). The phrase te extrañamos (we miss you) can be inverted to nos extrañas to mean "you miss us".
How do you pronounce it?
/te eɡstɾaɲamos/
Did you know?
- In Spain, the phrase echar de menos uses the verb echar, which usually means 'to throw' or 'to cast'. It is unexpected that 'throwing' something can be used to express a feeling of longing.
- The Spanish verb extrañar shares a root with the word extranjero, meaning 'foreigner', as both relate to the idea of being outside the familiar or the norm.
- The verb extrañar can also mean 'to find something strange' or 'to be surprised'. This reflects the idea that missing someone is a form of feeling that something is not as it should be.
Examples in context
- Te extrañamos.We miss you.This sentence is useful for saying "We miss you."Tatoeba #4788235 by DarkHollow, translation #2241162 by CK
- Te extrañamos mucho.We miss you very much.Tatoeba #1120670 by hayastan, translation #71633 by CK
- Estimada María, le echamos de menos en la oficina. Su presencia siempre alegra nuestro día de trabajo.Dear Maria, we miss you at the office. Your presence always brightens our workday.
- Hola Juan, te extrañamos en la fiesta del sábado. Sin ti, no es lo mismo.Hi Juan, we missed you at the Saturday party. It's not the same without you.
- Hola amiga, se te extraña mucho desde que te fuiste de viaje.Hi friend, we miss you a lot since you went on your trip.
- ¡Te extrañamos en casa!We miss you at home!
Example conversation
Daniel is talking to Lucía on a video call.
- DanielHola Lucía, ¿cómo va todo por allá?Hi Lucía, how is everything going over there?
- LucíaTodo bien, pero ya quiero regresar.Everything is fine, but I want to return already.
- DanielNosotros también, te extrañamos mucho.We do too, we miss you a lot.
- LucíaGracias, Daniel. Yo también los extraño.Thank you, Daniel. I miss you all too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
