How to Say ‘You look great.’ in Portuguese
Está com ótima aparência.
esh-TAH kohng AW-tee-muh uh-puh-RYAN-see-uh
[esh-TAH kohng AW-tee-muh uh-puh-RYAN-see-uh]
💬 Usage Tip: In European Portuguese, [está com ótima aparência] is a natural way to say someone looks good right now. You can reuse the pattern with other nouns: [está com ar cansado] or [está com bom aspeto].
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is polite but a bit direct for a stranger, especially about their body or face. In Portugal, compliments about clothes or accessories often feel safer than comments on someone's appearance overall.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[esh-TAH]
is / looks
A form of estar, often used to describe a temporary state or how someone looks.
Hoje está em “Está com ótima aparência.”
Today it is in “You look great.”
com
[kohng]
with
A common preposition meaning with.
A expressão usa com em “Está com ótima aparência.”
The expression uses with in “You look great.”
ótima
[AW-tee-muh]
great / excellent
Feminine form of ótimo, used to praise something very positively.
Ela ouviu ótima em “Está com ótima aparência.”
She heard great in “You look great.”
aparência
[uh-puh-RYAN-see-uh]
appearance / look
Refers to someone's appearance or overall look.
A palavra aparência aparece em “Está com ótima aparência.”
The word appearance appears in “You look great.”
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