How to Say ‘Your hair looks great.’ in Portuguese
O seu cabelo está ótimo.
oo say-oo kuh-BEH-loo esh-TAH AW-tee-moo
[oo say-oo kuh-BEH-loo esh-TAH AW-tee-moo]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Complimenting hair is common enough, but still a bit more personal than praising a coat or shoes. With strangers in Portugal, that difference can matter.
Phrase Breakdown
O
[oo]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
A frase começa com O em “O seu cabelo está ótimo.”
The sentence starts with the in “Your hair looks great.”
seu
[say-oo]
your
Possessive adjective meaning your.
Aqui aparece seu em “O seu cabelo está ótimo.”
Here your appears in “Your hair looks great.”
cabelo
[kuh-BEH-loo]
hair
Refers to a person's hair.
O elogio menciona cabelo em “O seu cabelo está ótimo.”
The compliment mentions hair in “Your hair looks great.”
está
[esh-TAH]
is / looks
Form of estar used for a current state or appearance.
A palavra está surge em “O seu cabelo está ótimo.”
The word looks appears in “Your hair looks great.”
ótimo
[AW-tee-moo]
great / excellent
Masculine adjective describing something very positively.
Termina com ótimo em “O seu cabelo está ótimo.”
It ends with great in “Your hair looks great.”
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