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"How beautiful!" in French: que c'est beau !

que c'est beau !

Say it: kuh say BOHphrase/kə sɛ bo/

How beautiful in French is que c'est beau ! Use it for views, clothes, and moments. Keep the full exclamation; beau agrees in other patterns but stays beau here.

Sunset over the river

Regarde le cielque c'est beau !
Look at the sky—how beautiful!
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How to pronounce que c'est beau !

Say it

kuh say BOH

/kə sɛ bo/

Que: kuh. C'est: say. Beau: boh. Together: kuh say BOH. Bright, admiring tone.

"How beautiful!" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
que c'est beau !how beautiful!

Default admiration.

que c'est beau icihow beautiful it is here

Place praise.

c'est beauit's beautiful

Shorter cousin.

que c'est jolihow pretty

Softer alternative.

How to use que c'est beau ! in real life

  1. 1Sunset over the river

    Regarde le cielque c'est beau !

    Look at the sky—how beautiful!

    Full phrase.

  2. 2Museum visit

    Cette toileque c'est beau !

    This painting… how beautiful!

    Art reaction.

  3. 3Friend's apartment

    Avec la lumière du soir, que c'est beau !

    With the evening light, how beautiful!

    Atmosphere.

Mistakes English speakers make with que c'est beau !

Incorrect: Que c'est beautiful !

Correct: Que c'est beau !

Use beau.

Incorrect: C'est beau que.

Correct: Que c'est beau !

Keep que at the start of the exclamation.

Good to know

Que c'est beau ! is a tourist and local favorite at viewpoints. For people, you may shift to tu es belle / beau. For clothes, c'est beau sur toi is common.

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Walking into a viewpoint

  1. ChatPal

    Que c'est beau !

    How beautiful!

  2. You

    Ouique c'est beau depuis ici.

    Yes—how beautiful from here.

  3. ChatPal

    On prend une photo ?

    Shall we take a photo?

  4. You

    Carrément.

    Totally.

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"How beautiful!" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "How beautiful!" in French

How do you say how beautiful in French?

Que c'est beau !

Can I say c'est beau?

Yes — shorter; this headword is que c'est beau !

Does beau change?

In other sentences yes (belle); this set phrase keeps beau.

How do you pronounce beau?

boh.

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