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

Stai benissimo stasera!

STAH-ee beh-NEES-see-moh stah-SEH-rah

[STAH-ee beh-NEES-see-moh stah-SEH-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: To say someone looks good, Italian uses stare "to be, to stay" with bene, not essere. Adding -issimo to the end pumps it up: bene becomes benissimo.

Phrase Breakdown

Stai benissimo

STAH-ee beh-NEES-see-moh

You look great

'Stare bene' means to look good or feel well. Stress the 'nis' in 'beNISsimo'.

Example

Stai benissimo con i capelli corti.

You look great with short hair.

Words in this phrase

Stai

[STAH-ee]

you are (feeling)

Form of 'stare' for 'tu'; used to ask how someone is.

Example

Tu stai bene oggi?

Are you well today?

benissimo

[beh-NEES-see-moh]

very well, great

Superlative of bene; with stare it means you look great.

Example

Con quei capelli stai benissimo.

You look great with that hair.

stasera!

stah-SEH-rah

tonight!

This word comes from 'questa sera'. Stress the 'se': staSEra.

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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