🇪🇸 Spanish phrases

How to say “I miss you” in Spanish

Te echo de menos

teh EH-choh deh MEH-nohs

Literally: I count you as missinginformal

'Te echo de menos' is the standard phrase in Spain. In Latin America 'te extraño' is far more common (and also understood in Spain).

Other ways to say it

SpanishPronunciationMeaningWhen to use it
Te extrañoteh ehks-TRAH-nyohI miss youStandard in Latin America
Te echo mucho de menosteh EH-choh MOO-choh deh MEH-nohsI miss you a lotEmphatic, Spain

In a sentence

Vuelve pronto, te echo de menos.

VWEHL-veh PROHN-toh, teh EH-choh deh MEH-nohs

Come back soon, I miss you.

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