How to Say ‘They look great!’ in Spain Spanish
¡Qué buena pinta!
keh BWEH-nah PEEN-tah
[keh BWEH-nah PEEN-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: pinta means "look" or "appearance", and tener buena pinta is the everyday way to say food looks good. You can use it for anything: tiene mala pinta "it looks bad".
🇪🇸 In Spain: Saying this to the cook is a warm compliment and usually gets a smile.
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
how / what a
Exclamatory word intensifying the adjective that follows.
¡Qué bonito!
How lovely!
buena
[BWEH-nah]
good
Feminine form of 'good', matching the feminine noun 'tarde'.
Después del networking, espero que tengas Una buena tarde.
After networking, I hope you have a good afternoon.
pinta
[PEEN-tah]
look, appearance
Colloquial: 'tener buena pinta' means to look good or appetising.
Esta paella tiene buena pinta.
This paella looks good.
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