cómo te ves
/komo te bes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "what you look like" is translated into Spanish as cómo te ves.
This phrase refers to the physical appearance of a person. For example, one might use ojos tan grises como el mar to mean "eyes as gray as the sea".
Did you know?
- Spanish has a distinct difference between cómo te ves (how you look) and cómo eres (what you are like), where the latter includes both physical and personality traits.
- In some Spanish-speaking cultures, asking ¿cómo te ves? might be interpreted as asking for an opinion on an outfit rather than a general description of physical features.
- While cómo te ves describes appearance, Spanish speakers often use the verb parecer to describe someone who looks like another person, such as saying two siblings se parecen.
Examples in context
- No sé cómo te ves, pero amo que ahí estés.I don't know what you look like, but I love that you're there.This example shows the phrase used in a sentence regarding not knowing someone's appearance.Tatoeba #11112261 by DJ_Saidez, translation #11112262 by DJ_Saidez
- Por alguna extraña razón, ahora que sé cómo te ves, todo lo que sé sobre ti cambia.For some strange reason, now that I know what you look like, everything I know about you changes.This example shows the phrase used to describe how knowing someone's appearance changes one's perception of them.Tatoeba #11112266 by DJ_Saidez, translation #10693915 by espamatics
- Soy una persona de estatura media y tez clara.I am a person of average height with fair skin.
- Tengo el pelo castaño y liso, más tirando a ondulado.I have brown hair, straight, but leaning towards wavy.
- Soy delgadito(a) y tengo un cuerpo más bien atlético.I am skinny and have a kind of athletic body.
- No me importa cómo te ves.I don't care what you look like.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofia are talking on the phone for the first time.
- AlejandroTodavía no sé cómo te ves.I still don't know what you look like.
- SofíaTengo el cabello largo y soy alta.I have long hair and I am tall.
- AlejandroAhora me imagino cómo te ves.Now I can imagine what you look like.
- SofíaPronto lo verás en persona.Soon you will see it in person.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
