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¡Vaya! Tu piso es muy bonito.

¡Vaya! Tu piso es muy bonito.
Wow! Your flat is very pretty.
From Lesson 83:Reacting (¡vaya!, ¡qué va!, por supuesto)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¡Vaya! Tu piso es muy bonito.

Why does vaya mean 'wow' here? Does it have to do with the verb ir (to go)?
Vaya is frequently used as a fixed exclamation meaning 'Wow!', 'Oh my!', or 'Well!'. While it technically comes from the verb ir, it is best to just memorize it as a handy everyday expression to show surprise without worrying about the advanced verb grammar behind it right now.
Why doesn't Tu have an accent mark in this sentence?
Because it means 'your' instead of 'you'. In Spanish, tu without an accent is a possessive word showing that something belongs to someone, like tu piso (your flat). Tú with an accent is the pronoun meaning 'you', as in tú eres (you are).
I thought apartment was apartamento. Is piso the same thing?
Yes! In Spain, piso is the standard, most common everyday word for a flat or apartment. While apartamento is understood, people in Spain will almost always talk about living in a piso.
Why do we use es instead of está to say the flat is pretty?
We use es (from the verb ser) because being pretty is considered an inherent or defining characteristic of the flat. We use estar for temporary states, emotions, or locations, but for physical descriptions like this, ser is the correct choice.

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