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How to Say ‘Your costume is beautiful!’ in Italian

Il suo costume è bellissimo!

eel SOO-oh koh-STOO-meh eh bel-LEES-see-moh

[eel SOO-oh koh-STOO-meh eh bel-LEES-see-moh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Complimenting costumes is very welcome at Carnival, especially in Venice, where people dress up partly to be admired and photographed.

Phrase Breakdown

Il suo costume

eel SOO-oh koh-STOO-meh

Your costume

Keep the article and noun together: il-SU-o co-STU-meh.

Example

Mi piace il suo costume.

I like your costume.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

suo

[SOO-oh]

your (formal)

Possessive used with 'Lei', the polite form of 'you'.

Example

Ecco il suo caffè, signora.

Here is your coffee, madam.

costume

[koh-STOO-meh]

costume

An outfit worn to dress up as a character, typical at Carnival.

Example

Quest'anno ho un costume da pirata.

This year I have a pirate costume.

è bellissimo!

eh bel-LEES-see-moh

is beautiful!

The '-issimo' ending means 'very'. Stress bel-LIS-si-mo and hold the double consonants.

Example

Il panorama è bellissimo.

The view is beautiful.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Third-person singular of 'essere'; used to describe a person, company, or situation.

Example

Quando dici È in È molto umana, stai descrivendo l'azienda.

When you say 'È' in 'È molto umana,' you are describing the company.

bellissimo

[bel-LEES-see-moh]

very beautiful

Superlative of 'bello'; a warm, enthusiastic compliment.

Example

Che giornata bellissima!

What a beautiful day!

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