How to Say ‘It looks really hard.’ in Mexican Spanish
Se ve muy difícil.
seh beh mwee dee-FEE-seel
[seh beh mwee dee-FEE-seel]
💬 Usage Tip: se ve means "it looks" when you're judging by appearance. Swap in another word: se ve rico "it looks tasty".
Phrase Breakdown
Se ve
seh beh
It looks
'Se ve' means 'it looks' or 'it seems'. The 'v' sounds like a soft 'b': 'se BE'.
Se ve bonito.
It looks nice.
Words in this phrase
Se
[seh]
(it) – with 'ver': looks
Pronoun used in 'verse', meaning to look or seem.
Se ve cansado.
He looks tired.
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 difícil.
mwee dee-FEE-seel
very difficult.
'Muy' sounds like 'mwee'. 'Difícil' is stressed on FÍ: di-FÍ-cil, as the accent mark shows.
El examen fue muy difícil.
The exam was very difficult.
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.”
difícil
[dee-FEE-seel]
difficult
Hard to do or accept.
El examen es difícil.
The exam is difficult.
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