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How to Say ‘You look very smart too!’ in Italian

Anche tu sei molto elegante!

AHN-keh too sigh MOHL-toh eh-leh-GAHN-teh

[AHN-keh too sigh MOHL-toh eh-leh-GAHN-teh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: Returning a compliment straight away is the natural, gracious move on an Italian date.

Phrase Breakdown

Anche tu

AHN-keh too

You too

'Anche' means 'also'. The 'ch' sounds like 'k': AN-ke.

Example

Anche tu vieni?

Are you coming too?

Words in this phrase

Anche

[AHN-keh]

also / too

Used to agree or add that the same is true for you as well.

Example

Anche io ho apprezzato molto la conversazione.

I also really appreciated the conversation.

[too]

you

Informal singular pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.

Example

E tu, in che settore lavori?

And you, what field do you work in?

sei molto elegante!

sigh MOHL-toh eh-leh-GAHN-teh

are very elegant!

'Sei' means 'you are' (informal). Stress e-le-GAN-te.

Example

Stasera sei molto elegante.

Tonight you're very elegant.

Words in this phrase

sei

[sigh]

are

Second person singular present indicative of 'essere'.

Example

Sei pronto per uscire?

Are you ready to go out?

molto

[MOHL-toh]

very

An adverb used to strengthen an adjective or description.

Example

Nel commento È molto umana, molto rafforza l'idea di attenzione alle persone.

In the comment 'È molto umana,' 'molto' reinforces the idea of caring about people.

elegante

[eh-leh-GAHN-teh]

elegant

Adjective for stylish, refined appearance; same form for masculine and feminine.

Example

Lei è molto elegante stasera.

You look very elegant tonight.

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