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

Ti sta benissimo quel vestito.

tee stah beh-NEES-see-moh kwehl veh-STEE-toh

[tee stah beh-NEES-see-moh kwehl veh-STEE-toh]

🇮🇹 In Italy: A simple grazie! with a smile is the graceful reply; Italians don't usually wave a compliment away.

Phrase Breakdown

Ti sta benissimo

tee stah beh-NEES-see-moh

looks great on you

The verb comes first here. The subject follows it.

Example

Ti sta benissimo il rosso.

Red looks great on you.

Words in this phrase

[tee]

to you / you

"Ti" is an informal object pronoun meaning "you" or "to you," depending on the verb.

Example

Ti scrivo appena torno in ufficio.

I’ll write to you as soon as I get back to the office.

sta

[stah]

suits / looks

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

Example

Questo colore ti sta bene.

This colour suits you.

benissimo

[beh-NEES-see-moh]

very well

Superlative of 'bene', meaning extremely well.

Example

Oggi mi sento benissimo.

Today I feel great.

quel vestito.

kwehl veh-STEE-toh

that dress.

'Quel' means 'that' and comes before a masculine noun. Pronounce 'qu' as 'kw'.

Example

Quel vestito è caro.

That dress is expensive.

Words in this phrase

quel

[kwehl]

that

Form of 'quello' used before masculine nouns that start with a consonant.

Example

Mi piace quel ristorante.

I like that restaurant.

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.

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