Spanish phrase of the week
Echo de menos...
I miss...
How to use it
Echar de menos is how people in Spain say they miss someone or something. Only echar changes, and it’s a regular verb like hablar: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
When you miss a person, put a in front of them: echo de menos a mi madre. When it’s a place or a thing, leave it out: echo de menos el té inglés.
In Latin America you’ll often hear extrañar instead. People in Spain understand it, but echar de menos is what you’ll hear around you.
Examples
Echo de menos a mi familia.
I miss my family.
¿Echas de menos Inglaterra?
Do you miss England?
Te echo de menos.
I miss you.
Good to know
Don't use perder for this. Perder is for missing a bus or a train (he perdido el autobús), not for missing people or places.
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