How to Say ‘What a beautiful dog!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Qué perro tan precioso!
keh PEH-rroh tahn preh-THYOH-soh
[keh PEH-rroh tahn preh-THYOH-soh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Complimenting someone's dog is one of the easiest ways to strike up a chat with a stranger in Spain. Owners usually welcome it and may start chatting with you.
Phrase Breakdown
¡Qué perro
keh PEH-rroh
What a dog
'Qué' + noun starts an exclamation. Roll the double 'rr' in 'perro'. A single 'r' would make it 'pero' (but).
¡Qué perro tan grande!
What a big dog!
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
what
An interrogative word used to ask for information or clarification.
¿Qué tipo de cultura valoras en una empresa?
What type of culture do you value in a company?
perro
[PEH-rroh]
dog
Masculine noun for the animal.
Tu perro es muy simpático.
Your dog is very friendly.
tan precioso!
tahn preh-THYOH-soh
so lovely
'Precioso' means 'lovely' or 'gorgeous'. In Spain the 'c' sounds like 'th': 'pre-THIO-so'.
¡El paisaje es tan precioso!
The landscape is so lovely!
Words in this phrase
tan
[tahn]
So
Used to such a great extent.
Tan bonito como siempre.
As beautiful as ever.
precioso
[preh-THYOH-soh]
gorgeous / lovely
Adjective meaning very beautiful, often used for pets and babies.
Tiene un gato precioso.
She has a gorgeous cat.
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