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How to Say ‘You look great tonight.’ in Italian

Stai benissimo stasera.

STAI beh-NEES-see-moh stah-SEH-rah

[STAI beh-NEES-see-moh stah-SEH-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding -issimo to bene turns it into "really well": benissimo. It works on describing words too: bellissimo "really beautiful".

Phrase Breakdown

Stai benissimo

STAI beh-NEES-see-moh

You look great

'Stare bene' means 'to look good' or 'to be well'. 'Benissimo' means 'very well', with stress on be-NIS-si-mo. Hold the double 's'.

Example

Stai benissimo con quel vestito.

You look great in that dress.

Words in this phrase

Stai

[STAI]

you look / you are

From 'stare'; with adverbs like 'bene' it describes how someone looks or feels.

Example

Stai bene con quel vestito.

You look good in that dress.

benissimo

[beh-NEES-see-moh]

great, wonderful (looking)

Superlative of 'bene'; here used as a compliment on appearance.

Example

Oggi stai benissimo!

You look great today!

stasera.

stah-SEH-rah

tonight

Say sta-SE-ra, with stress on the middle syllable.

Example

Esci stasera?

Are you going out tonight?

Words in this phrase

stasera

[stah-SEH-rah]

tonight

Short for 'questa sera', this evening.

Example

Stasera esco con gli amici.

Tonight I'm going out with friends.

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