сладок
sladok[ˈsɫadɔk]
The Macedonian word for cute is сладок (sladok).
The adjective is used to describe someone or something as attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way. While it describes a cute appearance or personality, it is also the standard word used to describe things that taste sweet.
Meaning: attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word сладок literally means sweet in the sense of taste.
Which one should you use?
сладок can be used to mean 'cute' regarding a person's personality or appearance, but it is also the standard term for 'sweet' when referring to the taste of food.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective changes depending on the gender and number of the noun it describes: use слатка for the feminine, слатко for the neuter and слатки for the plural. The default masculine form is сладок.
How do you pronounce it?
sladok
Did you know?
- The root of сладок is so ancient that it connects Macedonian directly to the linguistic history of the Baltic and Indo-European language families.
- While сладок means cute, using it to describe an adult man in a romantic context is common and implies he is charming rather than childish.
- Macedonians may use сладок to describe a voice or a sound that is pleasant to the ear, even if it is not 'cute' in a visual sense.
Examples in context
- Сладок ли е Том?Is Tom cute?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is сладок.Tatoeba #4326308 by Lepotdeterre, translation #2244590 by CK
- Мислам дека си сладок.I think you're cute.This sentence is useful for saying 'I think you're сладок'.Tatoeba #4365739 by Lepotdeterre, translation #1096454 by CK
- Тој е сладок и духовит.He's so cute and funny.This sentence is useful for describing someone as both сладок and funny.Tatoeba #4164300 by Lepotdeterre, translation #4164105 by Hybrid
- Дечкото е страшно симпатично!The boy is incredibly cute!
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Ivan and Milana are looking at a photo of a puppy.
- Иван IvanПогледни го кучето, многу е сладок!Pogledni go kucheto, mnogu e sladok!Look at the dog, it is so cute!
- Милана MilanaДа, навистина е сладок.Da, navistina e sladok.Yes, it really is cute.
- Иван IvanСакам да го посвојам.Sakam da go posvojam.I want to adopt it.
- Милана MilanaТоа би било супер.Toa bi bilo super.That would be great.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry сладок, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries сладок, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
