Flirting at the bar: Offer a genuine compliments about their style.
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Key Phrases
Tienes un estilo muy bonito.
You have a very nice style.
Tus botas se ven muy bien.
Your boots look very good.
¿Te puedo invitar algo mientras seguimos platicando?
Can I get you something while we keep talking?
Skills You'll Learn
Giving polite compliments about someone's appearance or outfit.
Dar cumplidos educados sobre la apariencia o la ropa de alguien.
Responding warmly and naturally to compliments.
Responder de manera cálida y natural a los cumplidos.
Inviting someone to continue a conversation in a friendly way.
Invitar a alguien a seguir conversando de forma amable.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you’re chatting with someone in Mexico and giving them warm, respectful compliments about their style, smile, and overall appearance, and the conversation becomes friendly enough that you invite them to keep talking over a drink.
Hola, perdona que te diga, pero tienes un estilo muy bonito.
Hi, excuse me for saying so, but you have a very nice style.
Ay, gracias, qué lindo. Me da gusto que lo notes.
Oh, thank you, that’s so kind. I’m glad you noticed.
Sí, tu camisa y tus botas se ven muy bien juntas.
Yes, your shirt and your boots look really good together.
Qué amable. Me gusta vestirme sencillo, pero con detalle.
How kind. I like to dress simply, but with attention to detail.
Se nota. Tienes mucha clase, pero también te ves muy natural.
It shows. You have a lot of class, but you also look very natural.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola.
OH-lah
Hi.
Perdona que te diga.
pair-DOH-nah keh teh DEE-gah
Sorry to tell you.
Pero...
PEH-roh
But...
Hola, perdona que te diga, pero...
OH-lah pair-DOH-nah keh teh DEE-gah PEH-roh
Hi, sorry to say this, but...
🇲🇽 [Hola, perdona que te diga, pero...] is a soft lead-in, but in a bar it can sound a little stiff or overly careful. A warmer direct compliment like [Oye, me gusta mucho tu estilo] often lands more naturally in Mexico.
See breakdown →Tienes un estilo.
tee-EH-nehs oon eh-STEE-loh
You have a style.
Muy bonito.
mwee boh-NEE-toh
Very pretty.
Tienes un estilo muy bonito.
tee-EH-nehs oon eh-STEE-loh mwee boh-NEE-toh
You have a very nice style.
🇲🇽 This is understandable, but [Tienes un estilo muy bonito] can sound slightly unnatural because [bonito] fits better with things like a shirt or smile than with someone's overall style. In Mexico, [Tienes mucho estilo] or [Qué padre tu estilo] sounds more natural.
See breakdown →Ay.
eye
Oh.
🇲🇽 [Ay] here is a warm, spontaneous reaction, not necessarily pain or annoyance. With a compliment, it can sound pleasantly surprised or a little shy.
See breakdown →Gracias.
GRAH-syahs
Thank you.
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