How to Say ‘That shirt looks great on you.’ in Mexican Spanish
Esa camisa te queda padrísima.
EH-sah kah-MEE-sah teh KEH-dah pah-DREE-see-mah
[EH-sah kah-MEE-sah teh KEH-dah pah-DREE-see-mah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: padre meaning "cool" is distinctly Mexican slang. It's friendly and casual, perfect on a date but too informal for a work setting.
Phrase Breakdown
Esa camisa
EH-sah kah-MEE-sah
That shirt
'Esa' means 'that' for a feminine noun.
Esa camisa es nueva.
That shirt is new.
Words in this phrase
Esa
[EH-sah]
that
Feminine demonstrative pointing to something away from the speaker.
Me gusta esa mesa.
I like that table.
camisa
[kah-MEE-sah]
shirt
Feminine noun for a shirt, usually with buttons and a collar.
Compré una camisa azul.
I bought a blue shirt.
te queda padrísima.
teh KEH-dah pah-DREE-see-mah
looks awesome on you.
A Mexican compliment for clothes. It agrees with 'camisa' (feminine).
La chamarra te queda padrísima.
The jacket looks awesome 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.
queda
[KEH-dah]
suits / works for
From 'quedar'; with a pronoun can mean something suits or is convenient for someone.
Ese horario me queda bien.
That schedule works well for me.
padrísima
[pah-DREE-see-mah]
super cool
Mexican slang; superlative of 'padre' (cool), feminine form.
La fiesta estuvo padrísima.
The party was super cool.
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