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How to Say ‘You have beautiful eyes.’ in Italian

Hai degli occhi bellissimi.

eye DEH-lyee OHK-kee bel-LEES-see-mee

[eye DEH-lyee OHK-kee bel-LEES-see-mee]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding -issimo to an adjective means "very" or "really": bello becomes bellissimo. Here it ends in -issimi to match the plural occhi.

Phrase Breakdown

Hai degli occhi

eye DEH-lyee OHK-kee

You have (some) eyes

'Hai' (you have) sounds like 'eye'. 'Degli' has a soft 'gl', like 'lli' in 'million'. Double the 'cc' in 'occhi' (OK-kee).

Example

Hai degli occhi verdi.

You have green eyes.

Words in this phrase

Hai

[eye]

you have

Second-person singular of avere; used to address one person informally.

Example

Hai una buona base. per questo ruolo.

You have a good foundation for this role.

degli

[DEH-lyee]

some

Partitive article for masculine plural nouns starting with a vowel, s+consonant or z; often like 'some' or left untranslated.

Example

Ho degli amici a Roma.

I have some friends in Rome.

occhi

[OHK-kee]

eyes

Plural of 'occhio' (eye).

Example

Chiudi gli occhi.

Close your eyes.

bellissimi.

bel-LEES-see-mee

very beautiful

The superlative of 'bello'. Stress the second syllable (bel-LEES-see-mee) and hold both double consonants, 'll' and 'ss'.

Example

Sono fiori bellissimi.

They are very beautiful flowers.

Words in this phrase

bellissimi

[bel-LEES-see-mee]

beautiful

Plural form of bellissimo, giving a strong compliment.

Example

Hai dei capelli bellissimi con questa luce.

You have beautiful hair in this light.

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