How to Say ‘It looks great on you.’ in Spain Spanish
Te queda genial.
teh KEH-dah heh-NYAL
[teh KEH-dah heh-NYAL]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quedar] often means 'to suit' or 'to look on someone,' not just 'to stay' or 'to remain.' So [te queda genial] is a very common way to say clothes look great on you.
Phrase Breakdown
Te
[teh]
to you
An indirect object pronoun meaning 'to you'; in this expression it refers to how something looks on you.
Con «Te» el cumplido va dirigido directamente a la otra persona.
With “to you,” the compliment is directed straight at the other person.
queda
[KEH-dah]
suits
From 'quedar'; in clothing contexts it means 'looks good on' or 'suits.'
Ese color te «queda» muy bien.
That color “suits” you very well.
genial
[heh-NYAL]
great
An informal positive word meaning great, fantastic, or really good.
La palabra «genial» hace el cumplido más natural y moderno.
The word “great” makes the compliment sound more natural and modern.
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