Hi, my mom has been listening to this one Italian singer, Andrea Bocelli and I have noticed that in one of his songs, he say the word the words "mi manche". I have looked it up but I cannot seem to find any definitions for this phrase. I know the first part is "me" but I cannot seem to find what "manche" means.
This is a web site that has the lyrics translated into English of all of Andrea Bocelli's songs. Hope it helps.
Are you sure it's not "manchi" or "manca"? Mi manchi = I miss you (informal) Mi manca = I miss him/her/you (informal) Brian
AVialecci, in case you get confused as to why "mi" is in the Italian and not translated into English, it is because "mi manchi" literally means "you are missing to me" but is translated as "I miss you!" -M
"Mi manchi tanto lo sai, solo omai..." - Paola Turci . It's definately Mi manchi (you are missing to me)
I realized, che and chi have similar sounds so maybe that's where you got confused? I don't think there are verbs that end in "che", ho ragione?
Thank you very much for all of those who have posted. It makes sense that mi manchi means "I miss you".
Hai ragione. (Io penso) I don't know of any "-chere" or "-chire" verbs. And no form of an "-are" verb has only the ending "e," which would be the only way to force something like "mancare" to be "manche." So I'd say you are right indeed. Brian
Guys, I always get confused with some expressions in italian. "Mi manchi" is one of these words... Please help me with this: -> The correct translation in English for "I miss you" should be: "ti manco" -> If "mi manchi" means "I miss you", what does "ti manco" means?
The correct translation for "I miss you" is "mi manchi" (Literally: "You are missing to me"). "Ti manco" means "You miss me" (Literally: "I am missing to you") -M
Hello everyone Can someone translate "I miss you so much you baby and I hope you enjoy Vancouver" into Italian for me Thanks
Not exactly. Mi manchi = I miss you (informal) Mi manca = I miss him/her/it (informal) Mi manca = I miss you (FORMAL) Also, you can say, Sento la tua mancanza. = I miss you (informal) (lit., I feel your absence.) Sento la mancanza di ... = I miss (something) (lit., I feel the absence of ...)
I wanted to add that I was just told that "mi manchi" is a little stronger than the English "I miss you". In English I could say "I miss you" to a casual friend or co-worker, but my Italian friend said that "mi manchi" is "something that you say to your brother, to your parents, to your husband or when you fall in love [with] somebody". That could be an important thing to know. Ellena
Oddly enough, that wouldn't be true if you used the past tense. Mi sei mancato/a You can use this with whomever (as long as you missed them of course ). So if a colleague is back after a business trip or something, there's no "romance/flirt" meaning going on. Saoul
Thanks for that translation...I was just looking up the same thing and I am listening to "mi Manchi". I love the Internet to get answers quick and easy for any question! Dave
