How to Say ‘To miss (someone)’ in Spain Spanish
Echar de menos
eh-CHAHR deh MEH-nohs
[eh-CHAHR deh MEH-nohs]
💬 Usage Tip: This is the usual way to say "to miss" in Spain. In Latin America you'll more often hear extrañar "to miss".
Phrase Breakdown
Echar
[eh-CHAHR]
to miss (with 'de menos')
Literally 'to throw'; in 'echar de menos' it means to miss someone or something.
Voy a echar de menos esta ciudad.
I'm going to miss this city.
de
[deh]
of (part of 'echar de menos')
Preposition forming part of the fixed expression meaning to miss.
Te echo de menos.
I miss you.
menos
[MEH-nohs]
less (part of 'echar de menos')
Means less; in this fixed expression it helps express missing someone.
Echo de menos a mis amigos.
I miss my friends.
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