[Replay] FYW 090 : How to say “I miss you” in French?

Do you know to use the expression "I miss you" in French? Students often find it quite tricky – the construction of the sentence is very different from English. After my explanation, you should be able to even say much more: "He misses me", "They miss her", etc!

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

La France manque aux expatriés = The expats miss France

La France leur manque = They miss France

Elle leur manque = They miss it/her

Tu me manques / Vous me manquez = I miss you

Il me manque = I miss him

Elle me manque = I miss her

Je lui manque = He/she misses me

Ses enfants manquent à la maman = The mum misses her children

Vous m’avez manqué! = I’ve missed you!

Tu nous as manqué aussi = We’ve missed you too

Mes amis me manquent, ma famille, mes biscuits et desserts préférés, l’odeur de l’été et l’air frais et sec de l’hiver me manquent. Noël sous la neige me manque !

LINKS and RESOURCES

"Direct and indirect objects and pronouns in French" (French Your Way Podcast, episode 88)

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