How to Say ‘And those colors look great on you.’ in Mexican Spanish
Y esos colores te quedan muy bien.
ee EH-sohs koh-LOH-rehs teh KEH-dahn mwee byen
[ee EH-sohs koh-LOH-rehs teh KEH-dahn mwee byen]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Complimenting how colors look on someone feels specific and sincere. It lands better than a generic "you're pretty" from a stranger at a bar.
Phrase Breakdown
Y esos colores
ee EH-sohs koh-LOH-rehs
And those colors
'Esos' means 'those'. Link 'y esos' as ee-E-sos. 'Colores' is co-LO-res.
Me gustan esos colores.
I like those colors.
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
esos
[EH-sohs]
those
Masculine plural demonstrative.
Esos zapatos son nuevos.
Those shoes are new.
colores
[koh-LOH-rehs]
colors
Plural of 'color', a masculine noun.
Me gustan los colores claros.
I like light colors.
te quedan muy bien.
teh KEH-dahn mwee byen
look great on you.
A common compliment about clothes or colors. The stress falls on KEH in 'quedan'.
Los lentes te quedan muy bien.
The glasses look great on you.
Words in this phrase
te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.
Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.
If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.
quedan
[KEH-dahn]
suit; fit
From 'quedar'; with 'bien' it means clothes look good on someone.
Esos zapatos te quedan grandes.
Those shoes are big on you.
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
[byen]
well
Means well or nice in appearance.
Tus lentes se ven muy bien en tu cara.
Your glasses look very good on your face.
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