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How to Say ‘Your makeup is amazing!’ in Portuguese

A sua maquilhagem está incrível!

uh SOO-ah mah-kee-LYAH-zhaym shtah een-KREE-vel

[uh SOO-ah mah-kee-LYAH-zhaym shtah een-KREE-vel]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Complimenting strangers' makeup or costumes is completely normal at Carnival in Portugal. People put real effort in and enjoy the attention.

Phrase Breakdown

A sua maquilhagem

uh SOO-ah mah-kee-LYAH-zhaym

Your make-up

This is the subject of the compliment. Stress 'LHA'.

Example

Gosto da sua maquilhagem.

I like your make-up.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

sua

[SOO-ah]

your (formal)

Possessive used with 'o/a' to say 'your' politely; feminine form.

Example

A sua máscara é bonita.

Your mask is pretty.

maquilhagem

[mah-kee-LYAH-zhaym]

makeup

European Portuguese word for cosmetics on the face.

Example

Ela usa pouca maquilhagem.

She wears little makeup.

está incrível!

shtah een-KREE-vel

looks amazing!

'Está' describes how something looks right now. Stress 'CRÍ' in 'incrível'.

Example

A comida está incrível!

The food is amazing!

Words in this phrase

está

[shtah]

are (you, formal) / is

Form of 'estar' (to be, for states) used with 'você' or formal address, or for he/she/it.

Example

O senhor está cansado?

Are you tired, sir?

incrível

[een-KREE-vel]

incredible

Amazing, hard to believe.

Example

Foi um jogo incrível.

It was an incredible game.

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The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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