How do you say I miss you in French?
The most common way to say “I miss you” in French is Tu me manques. Here are the main options, when to use each, and how to pronounce them.
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Tu me manques
tew muh MAHNK
To one person you know well.
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Vous me manquez
voo muh mahn-KAY
Formal, or to more than one person.
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Tu me manques beaucoup
tew muh mahnk boh-KOO
“I miss you a lot.”
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Tu me manques tellement
tew muh mahnk tel-MAHN
“I miss you so much.”
Use it in a sentence
- I miss you already.Tu me manques déjà.
- Do you miss me?Je te manque ?
- We miss you.Tu nous manques.
- I miss Paris.Paris me manque.
Good to know
French turns the sentence around. Tu me manques is literally “you are missing to me”, so the person you miss is the subject.
That makes je te manque mean “you miss me” — the most common mistake learners make with this phrase.
Spell it with the -s: tu me manques, not tu me manque.