me extrañas
/me eɡstɾaɲas/from spelling rules
The phrase "you miss me" in Spanish is me extrañas.
This phrase is used to ask if someone feels sadness because you are not with them.
What does it mean word for word?
In me extrañas, the word me means "me" and extrañas is the second-person singular form of the verb extrañar (to miss).
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are speaking to someone using the formal usted instead of tú, the verb changes to extraña. To change the phrase to the past tense, use the preterite form extrañaste instead of extrañas.
How do you pronounce it?
/me eɡstɾaɲas/
Did you know?
- In Spain, speakers rarely use extrañar to mean 'miss'. They instead use the verb echar de menos, which literally translates to 'throwing of less'.
- The word extrañas shares a common ancestor with the English word 'extra', as both stem from the Latin 'extra', meaning 'outside' or 'beyond'.
- The verb extrañar can also mean 'to behave strangely' or 'to be odd' in certain Latin American contexts, though it is rarely used this way when talking about people.
Examples in context
- ¿Me extrañaste?Did you miss me?This sentence is useful for asking if someone missed you in the past.Tatoeba #1239321 by nancy, translation #1561 by CK
- ¿No me extrañaste?Didn't you miss me?This sentence is useful for asking a negative question about whether someone missed you in the past.Tatoeba #12509181 by carlosalberto, translation #2269281 by CK
- Me extrañas. Nos hemos divertido mucho menos desde que no estás.You miss me. We've had a lot less fun since you've been gone.
- ¿Me extrañas tanto?Do you miss me that much?
Example conversation
A couple talking on the phone at night.
- ElenaDime la verdad, ¿me extrañas?Tell me the truth, do you miss me?
- AlejandroSí, mucho, Elena.Yes, a lot, Elena.
- ElenaYo también te extraño.I miss you too.
- AlejandroYa quiero verte.I want to see you already.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries extrañas, me, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
