сладак
slȁdak/slâdak/
The Serbian word for cute is сладак (slȁdak).
сладак is used to describe someone or something that is attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way. Beyond physical attractiveness, it is often used to describe a person's character as being sweet or lovable.
Meaning: attractive or pleasing in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine form is сладак, the feminine form is слатка, the neuter form is слатко and the plural form is слатки.
How do you pronounce it?
/slâdak/
Did you know?
- While сладак describes cuteness, Serbians also use the word срце meaning 'heart' to describe a very sweet or kind person. Saying someone is срце од човека means they are 'a heart of a human'.
- Because the word is related to sugar and sweetness, using it to describe a person can sometimes carry a patronizing tone if used towards an adult, implying they are 'sweet' in a child-like or naive way.
- If you want to say something is 'very cute', you can add the suffix '-ица' to certain related words to create a diminutive. This creates a form of the word that literally sounds smaller and more endearing.
Examples in context
- Мислим да је Том сладак.I think Tom is cute.This sentence demonstrates how to use сладак when referring to a male subject.Tatoeba #8841814 by Lebad, translation #8833747 by CK
- Tvoja beba je preslatka!Your baby is adorable!
- Vaša mačka je izuzetno simpatična.Your cat is extremely cute.
- Tvoj novi kućni ljubimac je baš sladak!Your new pet is really cute!
- Tvoj osmeh je tako ljupak!Your smile is so adorable!
- Imaš tako slatke oči!You have such cute eyes!
- Izgledaš jako simpatično danas.You look really cute today.
- Tvoja mačka je preslatka! Kako se zove?Your cat is adorable! What's its name?
- Imaš tako slatku torbicu!You have such a cute bag!
Example conversation
Jelena and Marko are looking at photos of a baby.
- JelenaПогледај, колко је овај беба сладак!Look, how cute this baby is!
- MarkoДа, изгледа баш као ти.Yes, he looks just like you.
- JelenaЗаиста је сладак када се смеје.He is really cute when he laughs.
- MarkoСлатки је и забавни.He is cute and funny.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry сладак, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
