How to Say ‘That color suits you.’ in Portuguese
Essa cor fica-lhe bem.
EH-suh kor FEE-kuh-lyuh bayng
[EH-suh kor FEE-kuh-lyuh bayng]
💬 Usage Tip: [lhe] means "to you" here, so [fica-lhe bem] is the usual Portuguese way to say something suits someone. You can swap in other items: [esse corte fica-lhe bem], [o azul fica-lhe bem].
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is a very natural kind of compliment in Portugal because it stays focused on the colour or item. It usually sounds friendly rather than intrusive.
Phrase Breakdown
Essa
[EH-suh]
that / this
Feminine demonstrative for something like a colour or item.
Vejo Essa em “Essa cor fica-lhe bem.”
I see that in “That colour suits you.”
cor
[kor]
colour
A noun meaning colour.
A palavra cor surge em “Essa cor fica-lhe bem.”
The word colour appears in “That colour suits you.”
fica-lhe
[FEE-kuh-lyuh]
suits you
From ficar + lhe; used to say something looks good on someone.
A expressão fica-lhe está em “Essa cor fica-lhe bem.”
The expression suits you is in “That colour suits you.”
bem
[bayng]
well
Adverb meaning well; with ficar, it means suits someone well.
Termina com bem em “Essa cor fica-lhe bem.”
It ends with well in “That colour suits you.”
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