How do I say 'I miss you' to my grandmother in Hindi?

To an elder, use the respectful 'you' (आप): आपकी बहुत याद आ रही है (āpkī bahut yād ā rahī hai) — 'I miss you so much.' To a friend or younger person you'd say तुम्हारी बहुत याद आ रही है.

When should I use aap vs tum when texting family in Hindi?

Use आप (aap) for elders and anyone you respect — grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles. Use तुम (tum) for siblings, cousins and friends. Using तुम with an elder can sound rude, so when in doubt, use आप.

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Who are you writing to?

→ uses आप (aap), the respectful “you”.

What do you want to say?

आपकी बहुत याद आ रही है।

āpkī bahut yād ā rahī hai.

“I miss you so much.”

Why the words change

English has one “you.” Hindi has two, and choosing wrong is the difference between warmth and rudeness: आप (aap) carries respect — it’s how you speak to anyone older — while तुम (tum) is for people your own age and below. And the verb bends to you, the speaker: a man says करता हूँ, a woman करती हूँ. Get those two things right and your Hindi instantly sounds like you were raised with it.

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