Compliments

1. Quai è magnific!

   It's marvellous!

   Usage

   A short exclamation of praise

   Grammar Note

   magnific is an adjective; for feminine nouns use magnifica. Composed sentence; native review recommended

2. Vus discurris fitg bain rumantsch!

   You speak Romansh very well

   Usage

   Praises someone for speaking Romansh. In daily life many people speak their local idiom

   Grammar Note

   discurris is the vus form of discurrer. Language names are lower-case and follow the verb directly. Composed sentence; native review recommended

3. Tge bella citad!

   What a beautiful city!

   Usage

   An exclamation praising a town

   Grammar Note

   citad is feminine, so the adjective is bella. Composed sentence; native review recommended

4. Il gentar era exquisit!

   The lunch was exquisite

   Usage

   Praises a meal. gentar refers to lunch

   Grammar Note

   era is the imperfect of esser. gentar is masculine, so exquisit takes the masculine form. Composed sentence; native review recommended

5. Vus avais in fitg bun gust.

   You have excellent taste

   Usage

   A polite compliment on someone's taste

   Grammar Note

   gust (taste) is masculine. avais is the vus form of avair. Composed sentence; native review recommended

6. Tge lavur extraordinaria!

   What extraordinary work!

   Usage

   An exclamation praising someone's work

   Grammar Note

   lavur is feminine, so the adjective is extraordinaria. Composed sentence; native review recommended

7. La Svizra è in pajais magnific!

   Switzerland is a magnificent country

   Usage

   Praises the country you are visiting. Svizra is the Romansh name for Switzerland

   Grammar Note

   Svizra is feminine, but the predicate pajais (country) is masculine, so the adjective is magnific. Composed sentence; native review recommended

8. Tge bella vista!

   What a spectacular view!

   Usage

   An exclamation at a fine view

   Grammar Note

   vista is feminine, so the adjective is bella. Composed sentence; native review recommended

9. Vus avais fatg ina fitg buna lavur!

   You did an excellent job

   Usage

   A polite way to praise someone's work

   Grammar Note

   The perfect is avair + participle (fatg from far). lavur is feminine, hence buna. Composed sentence; native review recommended

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