"Este sapato me cai bem."

Translation: This shoe fits me well.

[amysand]

Can I use the verb 'ficar' here? Is it OK to say 'Este sapato fica bem em mim'? Obrigada :)

[Bianca634936]

Sim! Neste caso "fica" e "cai" são sinônimos!

[Jackie-da-China]

cai=fit ????????I think cai is fall

[Paulenrique]

It's an expression "cair bem" = "fits well" :) it reminded me of a song called Maurício (Legião Urbana) "e dizem que a solidão até que me cai bem..." = "they say loneliness fits me well"

[ironyisoverrated]

I can understand why clothing can "cair bem", but is this normally used for shoes too? I'd have thought "caber" or "servir", but then I've never tried on shoes when in Brazil!

[Paulenrique]

Yes, for shoes too... cair bem = look good

[Jackie-da-China]

ah,I get it,thank you very much

[cangola]

Could this also be translated as " this shoe fits on me well"?

[Paulenrique]

For me that also works...

[jdg9999]

I'd argue the "well" is somewhat unnecessary. I wrote "This shoe fits me" and it was marked wrong. I guess you could argue that complete precision is necessary, since "bem" appears in the original sentence, and yes, bem=well.

The error message was wrong either way, though. It says "You used the wrong word. This shoe fits me well" with the word "fits" urderlined.

[James686662]

Does bem not also mean fine? Does "This shoe fits me fine" not have the same meaning?