How to Say ‘You look great.’ in Mexican Spanish
Te ves muy bien.
teh behs mwee byehn
[teh behs mwee byehn]
💬 Usage Tip: te ves is about how someone looks, not what they see. To say "you see" you'd drop the te: ves.
Phrase Breakdown
Te ves
teh behs
You look
From 'verse', which means to look or appear. Say it smoothly as one unit: 'te-VES'.
Te ves cansado.
You look tired.
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
yourself
Refers back to the person addressed.
Mírate en el espejo antes de salir.
Look at yourself in the mirror before going out.
ves
[behs]
you look
From 'ver'; with 'te' it means 'you look' (appearance).
Te ves muy contenta.
You look very happy.
muy bien.
mwee byehn
very good / great
'Muy' sounds like 'mwee' and 'bien' like 'byen'. Link them together.
Todo está muy bien.
Everything is very good.
Words in this phrase
muy
[mwee]
very
An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.
«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».
“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”
bien
[byehn]
well / fine
Adverb meaning in good condition or okay, often used with 'estar'.
El calentador ya funciona bien.
The water heater works fine now.
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