How to Say ‘Your costume is great!’ in French
Il est super, ton déguisement !
eel eh sue-PAIR tohn day-geez-MAHN
[eel eh sue-PAIR tohn day-geez-MAHN]
💬 Usage Tip: French often says the comment first and names the thing after a comma: Il est super, ton déguisement !. Swap in anything you're admiring: Elle est belle, ta robe ! "Your dress is lovely!"
🇫🇷 In France: At Mardi Gras, children parade in costume at school and around town. Complimenting a child's costume is the easy, warm thing to say to a parent at the school gate.
Phrase Breakdown
Il est super,
eel eh sue-PAIR
It's great,
Link 'il est' smoothly: 'ee-lay'. 'Super' is casual for 'great'. Here 'il' refers ahead to 'déguisement', which is masculine.
Il est super, ce film !
It's great, this movie!
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
he
Third person singular subject pronoun.
Il est heureux.
He is happy.
est
[eh]
is
Third person singular present of be.
C'est important.
It is important.
super
[sue-PAIR]
great
Informal adjective meaning excellent or great.
La prof est super.
The teacher is great.
ton déguisement !
tohn day-geez-MAHN
your costume!
'Ton' is informal 'your' for a masculine noun. Say 'déguisement' as 'day-geez-mahn', with a hard 'g' and a silent final 't'.
J'adore ton déguisement !
I love your costume!
Words in this phrase
ton
[tohn]
your
A possessive form of you, indicating ownership.
Ton ami est ici.
Your friend is here.
déguisement
[day-geez-MAHN]
costume
Masculine noun for the outfit worn to dress up, e.g. at carnival.
Mon déguisement de pirate est prêt.
My pirate costume is ready.
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