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How to Say ‘She's so cute!’ in French

Elle est trop mignonne !

el eh TROH mee-NYON

[el eh TROH mee-NYON]

💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech trop means "so" or "really", not "too much". Mignonne has the doubled n because it describes a girl; for a boy it's mignon.

Phrase Breakdown

Elle est

el eh

She is

The words link together as 'è-lè', and the 't' in 'est' is silent.

Example

Elle est française.

She is French.

Words in this phrase

Elle

[el]

She

Subject pronoun for feminine singular.

Example

Elle habite à Paris.

She lives in Paris.

est

[eh]

is

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

trop mignonne !

TROH mee-NYON

so cute!

In casual speech 'trop' means 'so' or 'really'. The 'gn' sounds like 'ny' in 'canyon': 'tro mi-nyon'.

Example

Ton chat est trop mignon !

Your cat is so cute!

Words in this phrase

trop

[TROH]

so / really

Informally used to mean 'very' or 'so', not just 'too much'.

Example

Ce gâteau est trop bon !

This cake is so good!

mignonne

[mee-NYON]

cute

Feminine form of 'mignon', meaning sweet or adorable.

Example

Ta fille est mignonne.

Your daughter is cute.

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