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How to Say ‘It suits you well.’ in Italian

Le sta bene.

leh stah BEH-neh

[leh stah BEH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: Le here means polite "to you". With a friend, swap it for ti: ti sta bene.

Phrase Breakdown

[leh]

to you (formal)

Formal indirect pronoun meaning 'to you', used politely with strangers like customers.

Example

Le porto il caffè.

I'll bring you the coffee.

sta

[stah]

suits / looks

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

Example

Questo colore ti sta bene.

This colour suits you.

bene

[BEH-neh]

well / fine

In va bene, it means fine or okay.

Example

Per me bene così, grazie.

For me, that’s fine like this, thanks.

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