How to Say ‘You look very Mexican’ in Mexican Spanish
Se ve muy mexicano
seh beh mwee meh-hee-KAH-noh
[seh beh mwee meh-hee-KAH-noh]
💬 Usage Tip: mexicano changes to match the person. Say muy mexicana to a woman.
Phrase Breakdown
Se ve
seh beh
You look
'Verse' means 'to look/seem'. Polite form for usted. Say it as one unit: 'se-VE'.
Se ve cansado.
You look tired.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
(reflexive, with 'ver' = to look)
Reflexive pronoun; 'verse' means to look or appear a certain way.
Ella se ve contenta hoy.
She looks happy today.
ve
[beh]
looks / sees
Form of 'ver' (to see); with 'se' it means 'looks' or 'appears'.
La comida se ve bien.
The food looks good.
muy mexicano
mwee meh-hee-KAH-noh
very Mexican
The 'x' in 'mexicano' sounds like a breathy 'h': 'me-hi-CA-no'.
Es un plato muy mexicano.
It's a very Mexican dish.
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.”
mexicano
[meh-hee-KAH-noh]
Mexican
Adjective or noun for something or someone from Mexico; masculine form.
Me gusta el pan mexicano.
I like Mexican bread.
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