te extrañamos
/te eɡstɾaɲamos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "we missed you" is translated into Spanish as te extrañamos.
This phrase is used to tell someone that you felt their absence and wanted them to be with you.
Which one should you use?
While te extrañamos is common in Latin America, in Spain, people are more likely to use the verb echar de menos to express the same sentiment, such as in the phrase te echamos de menos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form te extrañamos uses the informal singular pronoun te, which is used when speaking to one friend, family member or peer. If you are speaking to one person in a formal or respectful manner, you should use lo extrañamos for a man or la extrañamos for a woman. To say "we missed you" to a group of people, use los extrañamos for a group of men or mixed gender or las extrañamos for a group of women.
How do you pronounce it?
/te eɡstɾaɲamos/
Did you know?
- While te extrañamos focuses on the feeling of missing, the Spanish verb echar in the phrase te echamos de menos carries the sense of 'throwing' or 'casting' something away.
- The verb extrañar comes from the word extraño, which shares a root with the English word 'strange'.
- While te extrañamos is standard in the Americas, using it in Spain can sometimes sound poetic or overly dramatic compared to the everyday te echamos de menos.
Examples in context
- ¡Bienvenida de vuelta! ¡Te extrañamos!Welcome back. We missed you!This sentence is useful for welcoming someone back using te extrañamos.Tatoeba #1873095 by marcelostockle, translation #599638 by kebukebu
- Te extrañamos anoche.We missed you last night.This sentence shows how to use te extrañamos to refer to a specific time like last night.Tatoeba #4781135 by DarkHollow, translation #2496832 by CM
- Te extrañamos mucho en la fiesta.We missed you a lot at the party.
Example conversation
Daniel returns home after a long business trip.
- Lucía¡Hola, Daniel! Te extrañamos mucho.Hi, Daniel! We missed you a lot.
- DanielYo también los extrañé a ustedes.I missed you all too.
- LucíaLa casa estaba muy callada sin ti.The house was very quiet without you.
- DanielMe alegra estar de vuelta.I am glad to be back.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
