Is there a difference in meaning between " te extraño demasiado" and "le echo de menos también"?

Question

Which would you use with a friend? Would one be more appropriate used in Central America?

Answer 1

Hi, Lu, welcome to the forum.

In Latin America, including Mexico, you'd use "Te extraño" and in Spain you'd say "Te echo de menos."

Answer 2

I looked this up last week! it seems to be a matter of where you live.

In Spain I frequently hear Te echo de menos.', but I came across 'te extreño mucho' for the first time last week in an American Spanish publication.

My dictionary says it's mainly American. The 'extrañar entry also modelled 'Me extraña que no lo sepas' for 'It surprises me' etc. Subjunctive follow-on - yay!

Answer 3

If it were a friend I would day "te echo de menos" or "te extraño mucho."