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"How beautiful!" in Spanish: ¡qué bonito!

¡qué bonito!

Say it: keh boh-NEE-tohphrase/ˈke βo.ˈni.to/

How beautiful! in Spanish is ¡qué bonito! Say ¡Qué bonito! for masculine things. ¡Qué bonita! for feminine ones. Soften with qué bonito, ¿no?

Sunset view

¡Qué bonito el atardecer!
How beautiful the sunset is!
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How to pronounce ¡qué bonito!

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keh boh-NEE-toh

/ˈke βo.ˈni.to/

keh boh-NEE-toh. Stress NEE.

"How beautiful!" in Spanish: quick reference

SpanishEnglish
¡qué bonito!how beautiful!

Masculine or general reaction.

¡qué bonita!how beautiful!

Feminine noun or woman.

qué bonitoshow beautiful (plural masc.)

Groups of masculine things.

qué bonitashow beautiful (plural fem.)

Feminine plurals.

How to use ¡qué bonito! in real life

  1. 1Sunset view

    ¡Qué bonito el atardecer!

    How beautiful the sunset is!

    Qué bonito with atardecer.

  2. 2Friend’s dress

    ¡Qué bonita tu blusa!

    How beautiful your blouse is!

    Qué bonita agrees with blusa.

  3. 3Old plaza

    Qué bonitos estos balcones.

    How beautiful these balconies are.

    Qué bonitos for plural.

Mistakes English speakers make with ¡qué bonito!

Incorrect: ¡Qué bonito la casa!

Correct: ¡Qué bonita la casa!

Agree: bonita with casa.

Incorrect: ¡How beautiful!

Correct: ¡Qué bonito! / ¡Qué bonita!

Use qué bonito/bonita, not English.

Good to know

¡Qué bonito! is a warm Latin American reaction to places, clothes, and moments. Match gender: qué bonita for feminine nouns. Smile does half the work.

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Walking through a colorful market

  1. ChatPal

    ¡Qué bonito este puesto de flores!

    How beautiful this flower stall is!

  2. You

    ¡Qué bonito! Huele dulce.

    How beautiful! It smells sweet.

  3. ChatPal

    Y qué bonitas esas piñas.

    And how beautiful those pineapples are.

  4. You

    Compro una para la casa.

    I’ll buy one for home.

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FAQ

Common questions about "How beautiful!" in Spanish

How does gender work?

Qué bonito (m.), qué bonita (f.), plurals bonitos / bonitas.

Can I say qué lindo?

Yes. Qué lindo/a is a common neighbor; this page teaches qué bonito.

Beautiful house?

¡Qué bonita la casa!

Is the accent on qué needed?

Yes in writing: qué with accent in ¡qué bonito!

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