te ves chistoso
/te bes t͡ʃistoso/from spelling rules
The English phrase "you look funny" is translated into Spanish as te ves chistoso.
This phrase is used to tell someone that their appearance is amusing or makes you laugh.
Which one should you use?
While te ves chistoso implies something is amusing or funny, the phrase te ves raro implies something is strange or odd.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective changes to chistosa if you are speaking to a woman. If you change the pronoun from te to se, the subject changes from "you" to "he" or "she", resulting in se ve chistoso.
How do you pronounce it?
/te bes tʃistoso/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid saying te ves divertido to mean "you look funny". In Spanish, divertido means "fun" (an enjoyable person/activity), while chistoso means "funny" (someone who makes you laugh).
Did you know?
- Using chistoso with a sarcastic tone can completely flip the meaning, transforming a comment about appearance into a way of telling someone they are being annoying or impertinent.
- If you tell a person te ves chistoso in a professional setting, it might sound much more blunt than the English 'you look funny'. In many Spanish-speaking cultures, commenting on a person's physical appearance can be seen as more personal or intrusive than in English.
- The adjective chistoso is derived from chiste, which means 'joke', meaning the word literally translates to 'full of jokes'.
Examples in context
- Perdón por mi comentario, pero se ve gracioso/a con ese traje.Sorry for my comment, but you look funny in that costume.
- ¡Hoy te ves extrañamente raro/a con ese peinado!You look strangely funny today with that hairstyle!
- ¡Qué chistoso/a te ves con esa camiseta de lunares!How funny you look with that polka dot shirt!
- Aunque te ves gracioso/a con ese sombrero, siempre tienes un gran sentido de estilo.Although you look funny with that hat, you always have a great sense of style.
- Con ese sombrero, te ves chistoso.With that hat, you look funny.
- No te enojes, solo te ves chistoso con ese disfraz.Don't get angry, you just look funny in that costume.
- Te ves chistoso cuando intentas bailar así.You look funny when you try to dance like that.
Example conversation
Alejandro is wearing a giant costume for a party.
- Alejandro¿Qué te parece mi disfraz, Lucía?What do you think of my costume, Lucía?
- Lucía¡Ja ja! Te ves chistoso, Alejandro.Ha ha! You look funny, Alejandro.
- Alejandro¿De verdad me veo así?Do I really look like that?
- LucíaSí, es muy divertido.Yes, it's very funny.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries chistoso, te, ves, CC BY-SA 4.0.
