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How to say 'I miss you' in many different languages.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, sg = singular (one person), dl = dual (two people), pl = plural (more than one person, or more than two people in Arabic), m = male, f = female, > = said to.
| Language | I miss you |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Ek mis jou |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
If the speaker is a male: If the speaker is a female: |
| Aragonese | Me fas falta |
| Basque | Zure falta somatzen dut / Faltan zaitut |
| Bulgarian | Липсваш ми (Lipsvash mi) - sg / Липсвате ми (Lipsvate mi) - pl |
| Catalan | Et trobo a faltar |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
我想念你 (wǒ xiǎngniàn nǐ) / 我想你 (wǒ xiǎng nǐ) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
老想念侬个 (lao23 xing3 ni5 nong3 aak1) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
我真數念你 (góa chin siàu-liām lì) |
| Corsican | Mi manchi |
| Czech | Chybíš mi (inf/sg) Chybíte mi (frm/pl) |
| Danish | Jeg savner dig |
| Dutch | Ik mis je (inf) Ik mis u (frm) |
| Esperanto | Vi mankas al mi |
| Estonian | Ma igatsen sind |
| Finnish | Minulla on sinua ikävä / (Minä) ikävöin sinua |
| French | Tu me manques (inf) / Vous me manquez (frm/pl) |
| Frisian (North) | Dü breechst me |
| German | Ich vermisse Sie (frm) Ich vermisse dich (inf>sg) Ich vermisse euch (inf>pl) Du fehlst mir |
| Greek (Modern) | μου λείπεις (mou lipis) |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen sonje w |
| Hungarian | Hiányzol / Hiányoztok (pl) |
| Icelandic | Ég sakna þín |
| Indonesian | Saya rindu kamu / Saya kangen kamu Aku rindu kamu / Aku kangen kamu |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Cronaím leat |
| Italian | Mi manchi (>sg) Mi mancate (>pl) |
| Japanese | あなたがいなくて寂しいです (anata ga inakute sabishii desu) あなたが恋しいです (anata-ga koishī desu) - to a lover/spouse |
| Kinyarwanda | Ndagukumbuye |
| Korean | 나는 네가 그리워 (naneun nega geuliwo) |
| Latvian | Man tevis pietrūkst |
| Lithuanian | Aš pasiilgau tavęs / Man tavęs trūksta |
| Malay | Aku rindu pada mu / Saya rindu kamu |
| Maltese | Nimmissjak / Inħoss in-nuqqas tiegħek |
| Nahuatl | Nimitlailnamiqui |
| Norwegian | Jeg savner deg (Bokmål) Eg saknar deg (Nynorsk) |
| Papiamento | Mi ta haña bo falta (frm) Mi ta echt mis bo (inf) |
| Polish | Tęsknię za tobą (sg) Tęsknię za wami (pl) |
| Portuguese | Tenho saudades tuas / Sinto a tua falta Eu sinto saudade de você / Você me faz falta (Brazil) |
| Romanian | Îmi lipseşti / Mi-e dor de tine (sg) Îmi lipsiţi / Mi-e dor de voi (pl) |
| Russian | Я скучаю по тебе (Ya skuchayu po tebe) - sg Я скучаю по вам (Ya skuchayu po vam) - pl/frm |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) |
Mi mancas |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha mi gad ionndrainn (inf) Tha mi gur ionndrainn (frm) |
| Serbian | Недостајеш ми (Nedostaješ mi) - inf Недостајете ми (Nedostajete mi) - frm/pl |
| Slovak | Chýbaš mi (inf) Chýbate mi (frm) |
| Slovenian | Pogrešam te |
| Somali | Waayadan kuma arag |
| Spanish | Te echo de menos / Te extraño (LatAm) |
| Swedish | Jag saknar dig / Saknar dig (inf) |
| Tagalog | Nangungulila ako sa iyo / Ako'y nangungulila sa iyo (frm) Miss kita (inf) |
| Tatar | Sine sagınam/Yuqsınam sine |
| Thai | ผมคิดถึงคุณ (pŏm kít tĕung kun) - m ฉันคิดถึงเธอ (chăn kít tĕung ter) - f/inf & m/intimate |
| Tigrinya | ናፊቐካ! (Nafikeka) m/sg ናፊቐኪ! (Nafikeki) f/sg |
| Tswana | Ke go gopotse |
| Turkish | Seni özledim / Seni özlüyorum |
| Ukrainian | Я сумую за тобою (Ya sumuyu za toboyu) - sg Я сумую за вами (Ya sumuyu za vamy) - pl |
| Vietnamese | Tôi Nhớ Bạn / Anh Nhớ Em (m>f) Em Nhớ Anh (f>m) |
| Võro | (Ma) igatse sinno |
| Wolof | Namm naa la |
| Yucatec Maya | Ma'ach in túukulkech |
Other pages with translations of this phrase
http://www.howtosayin.com/i+miss+you.html
http://www.squidoo.com/i-miss-you-different-languages
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=145270
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