¡A mis amigas te son de todo amable así!

Question

Context: I am referring to friends who, in this case, are women.

My friends you are all so kind! How is this translated into Spanish?

My attempt: ¡A mis amigas te son de toda amable así!

Thing is we'd never tell our friends they're "amables", sounds way too formal, like when speaking with a mere acquaintance, or a stranger for that matter - diagonx, May 22, 2012

Answer 1

Amigas, ¡qué lindas son!, is the most concise way I could put it

And before any confusion can come up, in here "lindas" does not refer to beauty or looks but to their virtues - diagonx, May 22, 2012

Perfect! "lindas" and I will add, or "bellas" or "queridas" in this context has nothing to do with outer, but inner beauty! You nailed in man! - - farallon7, May 22, 2012

I love it too, you get my vote and I hope to become one of your friends,.. - annierats, May 22, 2012

This is probably regional. I would't get your meaning. I will immediately think about beauty. - 00d312f5, May 22, 2012

Thanks, and annie that's be brilliant, but we cannot be "amigas", that'd be a fail for me, jaja - diagonx, May 22, 2012

Answer 2

I assume you are talking directly to them, so you could say, ie: "¡Amigas mías, ustedes todas son tan amables!"

However among girl friends, "amables" dosen´t have a strong impact. A woman would use a word with more feeling such as "preciosas," "queridas," "adorables," etc.

Answer 3

Mi short version: "¡Amigas, ustedes son todas tan amables!"

"Mías" is not needed in my opinion.

Answer 4

Quizás: A mis amigas, todas ustedes son tan amables.

semi cancelled post** - sinsonte, May 22, 2012

Yes, you can use this word order; it´s just a matter of emphasis. But if you are talking to someone, you would not start by saying "A" to them just as Bandit has not done in English - 005faa61, May 22, 2012

Actually in English, you could at times address your friends in that way (such as in a toast) althought I'm sure that wasn't her intention. As for Spanish, I will take your word for it obviously. - sinsonte, May 22, 2012

Answer 5

A counter question: surely you wouldn't say' ustedes' to your amigas? Surely, surely, vosotros? I'm not going to offer an improvement , I can't.. I just wonder, why so formal with your best friends??

I stick with diagonx. - annierats, May 22, 2012

Depends on were you are from. In Argentina, "ustedes" is the no formal way. - 00d312f5, May 22, 2012