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.
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| Language | I miss you |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Ek mis jou |
| Alsatian | Dü felsch mir |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
If the speaker is a male: If the speaker is a female: |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(Twahechtek) توحشتك |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
shta2tilak (>m) shta2tilik (>f) |
| Aragonese | Me fas falta Te trobo a faltar |
| Asturian | Échote de menos |
| Bambara | I nyɛnafin bɛ n’na |
| Basque | Zure falta somatzen dut Faltan botatzen zaitut |
| Bavarian | I famiss di (inf) |
| Bemba | Nkakufuluka |
| Bhojpuri | तोहार बड़ी याद आवे ल (tohaar badi yaad aave le) |
| Bikol | Napupùngaw ako saímo |
| Bulgarian | Липсваш ми (Lipsvaš mi) - sg Липсвате ми (Lipsvate mi) - pl |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Im teni sodade bo |
| Catalan | Et trobo a faltar |
| Central Dusun | Langadon oku diya (sg) Langadon oku dokoyu (pl) |
| Chichewa | Ndakusowa |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
我掛住你 (ngóh gwaajyuh néih) 我好掛住你 (ngóh hóu gwaajyuh néih) |
| 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) |
| Chuukese | Ia pwosituk Ewer pwal am tong ngoluk pwipwi (I miss you so much) |
| Coastal Kadazan | Hangadon zou diau (sg) Hangadon zou diozu (pl) |
| Cornish | Ty a fyll dhymm |
| Corsican | Mi manchi |
| Crow | Diixabiiwaak |
| Cuyonon | Naidlaw ako kanimo |
| Czech | Chybíš mi (inf/sg) Chybíte mi (frm/pl) |
| Danish | Jeg savner dig |
| Dutch | Ik mis je (inf) Ik mis u (frm) |
| Efik | Itọñ fo ọdọñ mi |
| Elfdalian | Ig sakkner dig |
| Estonian | Ma igatsen sind |
| Ewe | Me susu wo lo |
| Extremaduran | T’echu en falta T’echu de menus |
| Faroese | Eg sakni teg |
| Finnish | Minulla on sinua ikävä Minä ikävöin sinua |
| Flemish (West) | Ik miss'n joen |
| French | Tu me manques (inf) Vous me manquez (frm/pl) |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Dü breechst me |
| Frisian (West) | Ik mis do |
| Friulian | Tu mi mancjis |
| Galician | Estráñote (sg) Estráñovos (pl) Bótote (sg) Bótovos en falla (pl) Bótote en falta (sg) Bótovos en falta (pl) Bótote de menos (sg) Bótovos de menos (pl) |
| Gascon | Que m'ès de manca (inf) Que m'ètz de manca (frm) |
| German | Ich vermisse Sie (frm) Ich vermisse dich (inf>sg) Ich vermisse euch (inf>pl) Du fehlst mir |
| Greek (Ancient) | Ποθεινοτέρως ἔχω σοῦ (Potheinotérōs ékhō soú) |
| Greek (Modern) | Μου λείπεις (Mou lipis) |
| Guernésiais | J’t’oïme |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen sonje w |
| Hausa | Ina madaicin ka (>m) Ina madaicin ki (>f) |
| Hebrew | אני מתגעגע אליך m>f - (Ani mitgahahgea eylayich) אני מתגעגע אליך m>m - (Ani mitgahahgea eylecha) אני מתגעגעת אליך f>m - (Ani mitgahahgahat eylecha) אני מתגעגעת אליך f>f - (Ani mitgahahgahat eylayich) |
| Hmong (White) | Kuv nco koj |
| Hungarian | Hiányzol Hiányoztok (pl) |
| Iban | Aku lelenggau ka nuan Aku lelenggau ka dik |
| Icelandic | Ég sakna þín |
| Igbo | Obi gị na-eme m |
| Indonesian | Saya rindu kamu Saya kangen kamu Aku rindu kamu Aku kangen kamu |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Crónaím thú Airím uaim thú Is fada liom uaim thú |
| Italian | Mi manchi (>sg) Mi mancate (>pl) |
| Jamaican | Mi miss yuh |
| Japanese | あなたがいなくて寂しいです (anata ga inakute sabishī desu) 寂しい です (sabishī desu) あなたが恋しいです (anata ga koishī desu) - to a lover/spouse |
| Kalmyk | Би чамаг икәр санад онцардв (Bi čamag ikär sanad ontsardv) |
| Kashmiri | Me chhu chyon yaad yiwaan |
| Kinyarwanda | Ndagukumbuye |
| Kiribati | Ia rangi ni mitiniko |
| Korean | 보고싶다 (bogoshipda) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Ez berya te dikèm (frm) |
| Kyrgyz | Мен сени сагындым (Men seni sagyndym) - sg/inf |
| Latin | Te desum ("You I am without") |
| Latvian | Man tevis pietrūkst |
| Lithuanian | Aš pasiilgau tavęs (used between lovers) Man tavęs trūksta (used between other people) |
| Magahi | तोर बड़ी याद आवऽऽ हो। /t̪oːr baɽiː jaːd̪ aːvə hoː/ |
| Malagasy | Malahelo anao aho Manimanina anao aho |
| Malay | Aku rindu pada mu Saya rindu kamu |
| Maltese | Nimmissjak Inħoss in-nuqqas tiegħek |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Ta mee goaill foddeeaght dty yei Ta mee goaill foddeeaght er dty hon |
| Nahuatl | Nimitlailnamiqui |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ngiyakukhumbula |
| Ngoni | Nikukosa |
| Northern Sámi | Ohcalan du Váillahan du |
| Northern Sotho | Ke go hlolosetše |
| Norwegian | Jeg savner deg (BM) Eg saknar deg (NN) |
| Oriya | ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ବହୁତ ମନେ ପକାଏ (Mũ tumaku bahut mane pakāe) |
| Oshiwambo | Ondeku yuulukwa |
| Papiamento | Mi ta haña bo falta (frm) Mi ta echt mis bo (inf) |
| Persian (Farsi) | دلم برات تنگ شده (delam barat tang shodeh) |
| Polish | Tęsknię za tobą (sg) Tęsknię za wami (pl) |
| Portuguese | Tenho saudades tuas Sinto a tua falta Eu sinto saudade de você |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Estou com saudade(s) de você (frm) Sinto saudade(s) de você (frm) Tô com saudade(s) de você (inf) |
| Romanian | Îmi lipsești Mi-e dor de tine (sg) Îmi lipsiți 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 |
| Samoan | Ou te misia ia te oe |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Mi mancas |
| Scots | A miss ye |
| Scottish Gaelic | Tha mi gad ionndrainn (inf) Tha mi gur ionndrainn (frm) |
| Serbian | Недостајеш ми (Nedostaješ mi) - inf Недостајете ми (Nedostajete mi) - frm/pl |
| Serrano | Naarmayn 'emey |
| Sicilian | M’ammanchi |
| Slovak | Chýbaš mi (inf) Chýbate mi (frm) |
| Slovenian | Pogrešam te |
| Somali | Waayadan kuma arag |
| Spanish | Te echo de menos Te extraño (LatAm) |
| Swazi | Ngikukhumbulile |
| Swedish | Jag saknar dig |
| Tagalog | Ikaw ay hanap-hanap ko (frm - old fashioned) |
| Tatar | Sine sagınam/Yuqsınam sine |
| Thai | ผมคิดถึงคุณ (poŏm kít teŏung kun) - m ฉันคิดถึงเธอ (chaŏn kít teŏung ter) - f/inf & m/intimate |
| Tigrinya | ናፊቐካ! (Nafikeka) m/sg ናፊቐኪ! (Nafikeki) f/sg |
| Tok Pisin | Mi misim yu |
| Tugen | Kia kosanin |
| Tsonga | Ndzaku Khumbula Ndzaku Tsunduka |
| Tswana | Ke go gopotse |
| Turkish | Seni özledim Seni özlüyorum |
| Tuvaluan | Kō misi nē au koe. |
| Twi | Mafe wo |
| Ukrainian | Я сумую за тобою (Ya sumuyu za toboyu) - sg Я сумую за вами (Ya sumuyu za vamy) - pl |
| Uyghur | (Män sizni seğindim) مەن سىزنى سېغىندىم |
| Vietnamese | Tôi nhớ bạn Anh nhớ em (m>f) Em nhớ anh (f>m) |
| Võro | Igädse sinno Ma igädse sinno |
| Welsh | Dw i'n dy golli di (sg/inf) Dw i'n eich colli chi (pl/frm) Rwy'n gweld dy eisiau di Rwy'n dy golli di |
| Westrobothnian | Ja sankne degg |
| Wolof | Namm naa la |
| Yolngu | Ŋarra bäythirri nhuna |
| Yoruba | Aro re so mi |
| Yucatec Maya | Ma'ach in túukulkech |
| Zazaki | Mi bêrîya to kerd |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Vi mankas al mi |
| Interlingua | Io te regretta |
| Lojban | mi caucni do |
| Volapük | Nelabob oli |
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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