Compliments

1. Hè maravigliosu!

   It's marvellous!

   Usage

   A short exclamation for a view or an experience you love

   Grammar Note

   The 3sg hè of esse + the adjective maravigliosu. Use maravigliosa when the thing is feminine

2. Parlate assai bè u corsu!

   You speak Corsican very well!

   Usage

   Complimenting someone who speaks Corsican, or a traveller who tries

   Grammar Note

   Parlate is the 2pl of parlà. Bè is the adverb "well". Corsu is the language name, written in lowercase with the article. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Chì bella cità!

   What a beautiful city!

   Usage

   Praising the look or atmosphere of a town

   Grammar Note

   The exclamatory chì + adjective + noun. Cità is feminine, so bellu becomes bella. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. U pranzu era squisitu!

   The lunch was exquisite!

   Usage

   Thanking a host or restaurant staff for a meal

   Grammar Note

   Era is the imperfect of esse ("was"). Squisitu agrees with the masculine pranzu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Avete un bonu gustu

   You have excellent taste

   Usage

   Complimenting what someone has chosen or is wearing

   Grammar Note

   Avete is the 2pl of avè, used politely. Gustu is a masculine noun meaning "taste". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Chì travagliu straurdinariu!

   What extraordinary work!

   Usage

   Praising a craftsman's or maker's work

   Grammar Note

   The exclamatory chì + noun + adjective. Travagliu is masculine, so straurdinariu is masculine too. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. A Corsica hè un'isula magnifica!

   Corsica is a magnificent island!

   Usage

   Expressing your liking for the place you are visiting

   Grammar Note

   Isula is feminine, so the article is un' before a vowel. Magnificu becomes magnifica to agree with isula. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

8. Vi stà bè!

   It suits you very well!

   Usage

   Saying that clothes or an accessory suit someone

   Grammar Note

   Stà bè means "to suit, to fit well". Vi is the polite "to you". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

9. Chì vista spettaculare!

   What a spectacular view!

   Usage

   An exclamation at a viewpoint or on the coast

   Grammar Note

   The exclamatory chì + noun + adjective. Vista (view) is feminine, and spettaculare has the same form for both genders. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. Avete fattu un travagliu eccellente

    You did an excellent job

    Usage

    Thanking and praising a guide, shop worker or craftsman

    Grammar Note

    Avete (2pl of avè) + fattu, the participle of fà (to do). Eccellente has the same form for both genders. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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