"Nice" in Spanish

Quick Answer

Nice in Spanish can be simpático, majo, buena onda, amable, agradable, bueno, rico, and lindo. Read on to learn more about how to say nice in Spanish, and the translations for some common phrases that use nice.

You’ve found our article on nice in Spanish. Nice one! (¡Bien hecho!) In this article, we’ll talk about several different ways to say nice in Spanish. Let’s take a look.

Nice in Spanish: Nice as an Adjective

Nice can be translated in a few different ways, depending on the context. Let’s check out how we can translate nice in Spanish, and in what context.

Spanish	Nice as in…
agradable	pleasant
amable	kind
bueno	nice weather (Spain)
buen tiempo	nice weather
lindo(Latin America), bonito	attractive
rico	a nice aroma, food
buena onda(Latin America), simpatico, majo(Spain)	friendly

Remember that adjectives have to match the nouns they describe in gender and number. Brush up on your noun-adjective agreement with this article.

Let’s see how we can use these translations of nice in Spanish:

examples
Eva es una persona muy simpática. ¡Nos trajo una pizza casera cuando mi novio estaba enfermo! Eva is a very nice person. She brought us a homemade pizza when my boyfriend was sick!
Es importante ser amable con todo el mundo. It’s important to be kind to everyone.
¡Qué rico huele ese pay! That pie smells really nice!
Hace muy bueno hoy. It’s really nice out today.

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Nice in Spanish: Nice as an Interjection

Nice can also be used as an interjection. In this case, we can translate it as estupendo, genial, or qué bien.

examples
¿Sacaste un 10 en tu examen de lengua? ¡Estupendo! You got a 10 on your Spanish exam? Nice!
¡Genial! ¡Iñaki Williams acaba de marcar un gol, y Athletic Bilbao va a ganar el partido! Nice! Iñaki Williams just scored a goal, and Athletic Bilbao is going to win the game!

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Nice in Spanish: What to Do When There’s No Direct Translation

In English, we often use nice together with and. In this case, nice is used as intensifier. A few examples of this construction include nice and hot, nice and easy, and nice and quiet. So, how do we say nice in Spanish in this context? Well, it’s not that easy. In this case, there’s no direct translation of the word nice in Spanish. We often use the word muy(very) or the suffix (ito) as translations for nice in Spanish in this context—but not always! Let’s examine some ways we could translate nice as an intensifier.

examples
Por fin asfaltaron esta calle. Ahora está lisa. They finally paved this road. Now it’s nice and smooth.
A Juanita le gustó mucho Pátzcuaro. Dijo que era muy tranquilo comparado con su ciudad. Juanita really liked Pátzcuaro. She said it was nice and quiet compared to her city.
Mateo dijo que el examen de mates fue muy fácil. Mateo said the Math exam was nice and easy.
Gracias por ordenar. Ahora la casa está limpia. Thanks for tidying up. Now the house looks nice and clean.
El otoño es la mejor estación. ¡Hace fresquito todo el día! Fall is the best season. It’s nice and cool all day long!
¡Esta cobija es calientita! This blanket is nice and warm!

Learn about some nice Spanish words with no English equivalents in this article.

Nice in Spanish: Words and Phrases That Use Nice

What about the phrases in English that use nice? They’re also a bit tougher to translate. Check out how we say nice in Spanish in the following phrases:

Spanish	English
¡Buena!, ¡Bien hecho!	Nice one!
Buena foto.	Nice pic.
Hace buen tiempo.	The weather’s nice.
Mucho gusto.	Nice to meet you.
¡Que tengas un buen día!	Have a nice day!
Sé amable.	Be nice.

For example:

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¡Bien hecho! Me gustó mucho lo que acabas de decir. Nice one! I really liked what you just said.
Encantada de conocerla, Sra. Pérez. Nice to meet you, Ms. Pérez.
Gracias por venir a la charla. ¡Que tengas un buen día! Thanks for coming to our talk. Have a nice day!
¡Buena foto! ¿Dónde estuviste? ¿Es el Lago Arenal? Nice pic! Where were you? Is that Lake Arenal?
Que tengas un buen día en el cole y sé amable con los demás niños. Have a good day at school and be nice to the other kids.
Hace buen tiempo hoy. ¿Te apetece dar un paseo? The weather’s nice today. Would you like to go for a walk?