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How to Say ‘You look very elegant.’ in Mexican Spanish

Se ve muy elegante.

seh beh mwee eh-leh-GAHN-teh

[seh beh mwee eh-leh-GAHN-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: se ve means "you look" when talking to someone politely. Swap in the description: Se ve muy bien "You look very good."

Phrase Breakdown

Se ve

seh beh

You look

A formal way to say 'you look' (from 'verse'). Say it as one unit: 'se-BE'.

Example

Se ve muy contento.

You look very happy.

Words in this phrase

Se

[seh]

(you) yourself

Reflexive pronoun used with 'ver' to form 'verse' (to look/appear), here for formal 'you'.

Example

Usted se ve feliz.

You look happy.

ve

[beh]

looks; appears

Form of ver meaning sees, but in se ve it means looks or appears.

Example

Con ejercicio regular, se ve con más salud.

With regular exercise, she looks healthier.

muy elegante.

mwee eh-leh-GAHN-teh

very elegant

Link the words: 'mui-e-le-GAN-te'. 'Elegante' is the same for men and women.

Example

La fiesta fue muy elegante.

The party was very elegant.

Words in this phrase

muy

[mwee]

very

An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.

Example

«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».

“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”

elegante

[eh-leh-GAHN-teh]

elegant

Adjective for someone stylish and refined; same form for men and women.

Example

La señora es muy elegante.

The lady is very elegant.

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