What's the correct translation for " I miss you "

Question

I'm Confused. My boyfriend who is hispanic told me " Te extrano Myra " and he told me that is meant " I miss you Myra " but when I translated it, that's not what it said. Why wouldn't it translate correctly?

Answer 1

yes it means te extraño

• Thank You!!!!! - Taylor162 Jan 23, 2010

Answer 2

Because "miss" also means "perder" to lose in English. Ex. I don't want to miss the bus . No quiero perder el colectivo

But your boyfriend ment "Te extraño"

Answer 3

In Spain 'I miss you' would translate as 'Te echo de menos' but Extrañar is sometimes used although it is shown in my dictionary as used more in Latin America.