🇩🇪 German phrases

How to say “I miss you” in German

Ich vermisse dich

ikh fer-MIS-eh dikh

informal

Direct and natural, used with partners, family and friends. A more poetic alternative is "Du fehlst mir" (you are missing to me). The "v" is pronounced like an English "f".

Other ways to say it

GermanPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
Du fehlst mirdoo faylst meerI miss you (lit. you're missing to me)Emotional, slightly more tender

In a sentence

Ich vermisse dich so sehr.

ikh fer-MIS-eh dikh zoh zair

I miss you so much.

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