proper use of the word "sweet"

Question

Hi:

If I want to say, "your wife looks like a sweet person." Is there a way that this is typically said in Mexico? Do they use the word "dulce" ?

Rachel

Answer 1

Rachel, I believe the word you are looking for is amable I have personally never heard a native speaker use the word dulce in reference to a person, that does not mean it is not used. The verb I know for sweet talk is camelar or engatusar. So there may be some variation of these verbs in reference to a persons personality.

• These two verbs have the idea of "buttering up" or flirting. You would not want to use any form of them to refer to a "sweet" person. - hhmdirocco 7 de Ago, 2009

Answer 2

"Simpático(a)" is probably among your best options.

Answer 3

Thanks all. I am careful when I try to use American expressions. I wouldn't want to say anything out of line.

Rachel