Compliments

1. Est bellu meda!

   It's very beautiful!

   Usage

   Praises food, a view or an object

   Grammar Note

   The subject can be left out when it is in front of you; for a feminine noun use bella. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Faeddades su sardu meda bene

   You speak Sardinian very well

   Usage

   Tells someone they speak Sardinian very well

   Grammar Note

   Faeddades is the bois form of faeddare "to speak"; su sardu means "Sardinian". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Ite tzitade bella!

   What a beautiful city!

   Usage

   Expresses admiration for a city you are visiting

   Grammar Note

   "Ite" plus a noun forms an exclamation; tzitade is feminine, hence bella. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Ite traballu bellu!

   What fine work!

   Usage

   Praises a craftsperson's work

   Grammar Note

   "Ite" plus a noun forms an exclamation; traballu is masculine, hence bellu. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Sa Sardigna est una terra bella meda

   Sardinia is a very beautiful land

   Usage

   Praises the land you are visiting

   Grammar Note

   Terra is feminine, hence bella; the island is called Sardigna. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Bois ais fatu unu traballu bonu meda

   You did an excellent job

   Usage

   Politely praises the quality of someone's work

   Grammar Note

   Bois ais fatu is "you have done" (bois is the polite "you"); bonu meda means "very good". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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