you look beautiful

16:50 Jul 24, 2008
English to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
English term or phrase: you look beautiful
saying you look beautiful to someone Japanese.
Justin


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4 +1suteki desu-ne
Ryoko Omachi
4Utsukushii desu.
Will Matter


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Utsukushii desu.


Explanation:
Just say this. It's pronounced "oo tsoo koo shee deh sue". HTH.

Will Matter
United States
Local time: 08:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
suteki desu-ne


Language variant: kirei desu-ne

Explanation:
It really depends on the situation...

You say kirei almost always to women, but suteki can be used for both men and women.

Ryoko Omachi
Australia
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

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