🇫🇷 French phrases

How to say “I miss you” in French

Tu me manques

tew muh MAHNK

Literally: you are missing to meinformal

The structure is reversed from English: the person missed is the subject. 'Je te manque' would mean 'you miss me', a classic learner mistake.

Other ways to say it

FrenchPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
Vous me manquezvoo muh mahn-KAYI miss you (all/formal)several people or formal
Tu me manques beaucouptew muh mahnk boh-KOOI miss you a lotemphatic

In a sentence

Reviens vite, tu me manques !

ruh-VYAN VEET, tew muh MAHNK

Come back soon, I miss you!

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