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"cute" in esperanto

od AcidRain, 7 października 2011

Wpisy: 28

Język: English

AcidRain (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 06:46:28

What does "cute" mean in esperanto to describe someone's appearance?

Thank you.

To all who replied, thank you for your suggestions.

FrankoVoglero (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 07:28:28

AcidRain:What does "cute" mean in esperanto to describe someone's appearance?

Thank you.
Eble belaspekta.

novatago (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 07:59:06

Maybe gracia. Maybe you can also use a figurative sense of bebo with the suffixes "ĉjo" or "njo": beĉjo - benjo. I don't know if it's right to use beĉja - benja.

Ĝis, Novatago.

februaro (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 08:53:40

ĉarma

sudanglo (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 10:03:56

Ooh, I like minjona. Would this word be widely understood across Europe? Easy for French speakers, of course.

I suppose, quite a few uses of the English word 'cute' would be covered by 'dorlotinda' or 'aminda'.

For just describing someone's appearance, we have 'pimpa' (smart in a sexy way), eleganta, ŝika, okulplaĉa, belaspekta, belfigura etc.

'Cute' is used by women of men. Men may refer to a woman as 'fit' (at least in British English).

darkweasel (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 11:34:58

In German we can use a word that translates as "sweet" for this meaning - would speakers of other languages understand dolĉa for "cute"?

erinja (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 12:17:14

I speak some French but I wouldn't understand "minjona" if someone said it to me. The connection with French wouldn't occur to me, and I've never heard that word used in Esperanto before.

I use "ĉarma" for "cute" myself, but I think that "dolĉa" would also be widely understood.

ContextSwitch (Pokaż profil) 7 października 2011, 13:19:37

I think that "sweet" may mean different things to different people even for denaska English speakers.

To me, saying "sweet" is something an adult would say about a child or an adult about another adult only to sound anachronistic.

ceigered (Pokaż profil) 8 października 2011, 08:50:32

ContextSwitch:adult about another adult
Or girly in one of two ways:
"Naw they're so sweet" - I really like them, and they're good in multiple ways but not exceedingly good in any one way that might have lead me to say "they're hot/funny/cute/cool".

"Naw you're so sweet" ((unrelated, single) chick to dude) - I like you, but not enough to spontaneously say anything embarrassing, and I can't be stuffed thinking about any further progressions in this here friendship.

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I think "aminda", "ĉarma" and "dolĉa" work for all, but "dolĉa" seems to imply some form of innocence or kindness, where as "ĉarma" seems more like "likeable/agreeable" in a refined sense, where as "aminda" seems like the English phrase "oh, you'll love (John/Jane), great personality/really likeable".

sudanglo (Pokaż profil) 8 października 2011, 08:52:22

Il est mignon M. Pignon!

Have you never watched Le Dîner de Cons, Erinja? If you haven't, then you are in for a real treat.

Pefectly crafted French comedy, but very warm at the same time. Wonderful film.

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