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How to Say ‘This dress really suits you.’ in Italian

Questo vestito ti sta proprio bene.

KWEH-stoh veh-STEE-toh tee stah proh-pryoh BEH-neh

[KWEH-stoh veh-STEE-toh tee stah proh-pryoh BEH-neh]

Phrase Breakdown

Questo vestito

KWEH-stoh veh-STEE-toh

This dress

'Vestito' can mean a dress or a suit. Pronounce 'qu' as 'kw': KWE-sto.

Example

Questo vestito è nuovo.

This dress is new.

Words in this phrase

Questo

[KWEH-stoh]

this

Demonstrative adjective used to point to something near or specific.

Example

Questo ambiente sembra aperto e rispettoso.

This environment seems open and respectful.

vestito

[veh-STEE-toh]

dress / suit

Masculine noun for a dress or, for men, a suit; general word for an outfit.

Example

Il vestito rosso è nuovo.

The red dress is new.

ti sta proprio bene.

tee stah proh-pryoh BEH-neh

really suits you.

'Stare bene a qualcuno' means to suit someone. 'Proprio' adds emphasis.

Example

Il rosso ti sta proprio bene.

Red really suits you.

Words in this phrase

[tee]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in expressions like interessare.

Example

Ti interessa? questa opportunità?

Does this opportunity interest you?

sta

[stah]

suits / looks

From 'stare'; 'stare bene a qualcuno' means clothing suits someone.

Example

Questo colore ti sta bene.

This colour suits you.

proprio

[proh-pryoh]

really

Used to emphasize truth or intensity.

Example

Deve proprio partire ora.

He really must leave now.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

With 'andare', expresses that something suits someone.

Example

Ti va bene alle otto?

Is eight o'clock fine for you?

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