These common expressions use echar in different ways that are not literal throwing.

The idea

Echar de menos means miss someone or something, echar una mano means help and echar un vistazo means take a look.

Examples

  • Echo de menos a mi hermana.I miss my sister.
  • ¿Me echas una mano con las cajas?Can you give me a hand with the boxes?
  • Echa un vistazo al horario.Take a look at the schedule.
  • Echamos de menos el café de casa.We miss the coffee from home.
  • Te echo una mano con la mesa.I am giving you a hand with the table.
  • Voy a echar un vistazo al mapa.I am going to take a look at the map.

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Watch out

Extrañar is another way to express missing someone or something in many regions; choose the expression suited to your context.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the word for missing a person. Echo de ___ a mi hermana. (menos / vistazo)

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    menos

    Menos completes the expression for missing someone.

  2. Choose the word for offering help. ¿Me echas una ___ con las cajas? (mano / menos)

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    mano

    Mano completes the expression for helping.

  3. Choose the word for taking a quick look. Echa un ___ al horario. (vistazo / mano)

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    vistazo

    Vistazo completes the expression for taking a look.

Use it today

Say whom you miss, offer help and suggest a quick look using the three expressions.