Dictionary / I miss you
How to Say "I miss you" in French
Tu me manques
/ty mə mɑ̃k/
Literally: You are missing from me
Tu
you
me
from me
manques
are missing
Formal and plural
Formal or pluralVous me manquez
Use tu me manques with friends, family and partners. Use vous me manquez with someone you would address formally, or when you miss more than one person.
Correct
Tu me manques
What people say wrong
Je te manque
you miss me, the exact opposite
The mistake to avoid. English speakers say je te manque, copying the English word order. But that means you miss me, the exact opposite of what you meant. In French the person who is missed is the subject. Read it as you are missing from me and the word order stops fighting you. This is the single most-reversed phrase in the language.
In context
Tu me manques déjà.
I miss you already.
Ma sœur me manque beaucoup.
I miss my sister a lot.
Est-ce que je te manque ?
Do you miss me?