how do you say 'i miss you' in french?

[sash1]

quiero joderte

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: AndrewR

Originally posted by: LoKe
Je te manque.

100% no bullshit.

100% wrong. That means "You miss me". It's inverted in French.

Either you're kidding or very, very uneducated. =/

Sure, I've only lived there for a year and have been studying/speaking French for the last 21 years. :roll:

I used Sherlock to translate it, and it says the translation is "You miss me."

 

[Keyvan]

Originally posted by: Sqube

Originally posted by: Keyvan

Originally posted by: Sqube
Tu me manques.

That is the proper way to say it in French, because it really is inverted in French.

Actually the proper way doesn't have the 's' at the end of manque since there's no reason to make the verb plural in this sentence. Remember, the only time the verb is affected by the gender or plurality of a noun is when the verb is preceded by Etre.

ie: Nous sommes fatigués.


However, when a verb is used with Avoir, it is not the same.

ie: Nous avons mangé.
or: Ils ont dit le contraire.


All this Avoir and Etre pertains to the S after a conjugated verb. In other cases when the verb is not used with either of these, then you must properly conjugate the verb.

Yes, but this is present tense conjugation. Second person singular for a regular -er verb (,manquer) puts an s on the end.
manque
manques
manque
manquons
manquez
manquent

my bad, the 'me' threw me off. lol
I forgot it's supposed to be conjugated in the second person.

 

[Sqube]

I'm sorry, but did you just try to use an online translation to refute people who have been speaking the language for decades?

Edit: It's all good Keyvan; I use that one a lot with the girls, so it tends to stay in my mind.

 

[Keyvan]

haha sorry,
I studied in french from grades 3 to 11 (lots of grammar from 9 to 11) but I guess I haven't kept myself update on my french.

 

[Sqube]

My family's from Haiti, so I kinda had to stay up on the French.

You know, if I actually wanted to be able to talk to them and whatnot.

And just in case the OP is possibly confused, it's definitely "Tu me manques."

 

[Steve]

I remember once sending out an email to a long list of people, and since one guy was from France I Babelfished the whole thing.

His reply: "OK, got it... btw your translation software sucks."

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: Sqube
I'm sorry, but did you just try to use an online translation to refute people who have been speaking the language for decades?

Are you talking to me? AndrewR said that je te manque means "You miss me." I am telling him the translator says the same thing he said, meaning he is most likely correct. I am not trying to "refute" anyone.

 

[jds2006]

J'aime regarde les garcons nage.

 

[CHfan4ever]

Naaa you guys got it all wrong."I miss you" mean in french " Je veux ton cul "

 

[Sqube]

Lucifer: Okey-dokey, clarification understood. It's still "tu me manques" though; online translators don't work very well with French.
ifesfor: If you can't remember "tu me manques," "je veux ton cul" is an excellent substitute.

Just make sure to get a running start.

 

[Nitemare]

Je me rends

 

[dethman]

yeah thanks everyone for confusing the sh!t out of me.

 

[Sqube]

We do what we can.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

Originally posted by: Sqube
Lucifer: Okey-dokey, clarification understood. It's still "tu me manques" though; online translators don't work very well with French.

I usually don't rely on online translators at all. I sometimes translate spanish to english, or vice versa, and it does a terrible job.

You are the french speaking guy, so I know you are correct.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Rastus
Voolay Voo Cooshay Avec Moi, Say Swa

Hooked on Phonics obviously worked for you!

 

[Sqube]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Rastus
Voolay Voo Cooshay Avec Moi, Say Swa

Hooked on Phonics obviously worked for you!

Duznt it werk for evereewun?

 

[imported_LoKe]

I miss you : Je te manques
You miss me : Tu me manques

That's how it is.

 

[neonerd]

Ju Ma Pel, Claude

 

[Sqube]

LoKe: http://french.about.com/od/mistakes/a/intermediate.htm
Scroll down to French Mistake 2 - Manquer
Stop trying to confuse the issue.
I thought the 40 some-odd years of French speaking between myself and AndrewR would help carry the day.

But I did a quick Google and came up with a website that shows you're wrong. Happy now?

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: LoKe
I miss you : Je te manques
You miss me : Tu me manques

That's how it is.

You're hilarious.

Tu me manques: You are missed BY me. aka I miss you.

Work on your French.

To the OP: Everyone says it's tu me manques.
Only LoKe here think's it's the other way around...and he's been "advised" by almost everyone else.

Take it as you will.

 

[Sqube]

He just doesn't want to believe the truth. The intarweb has proven him wrong though, so he has no choice.

 

[2cpuminimum]

Thanks for clearing this one up, it wasn't covered in high school french that I can remember.