Lindo lugar.
Nice place.
Someone praises the apartment before even stepping through the door. In a quick compliment like this, lindo comes before the noun.
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How to say "cute" in Spanish
lindo
adjectivefeminine: lindaplural: lindos
"Cute" in Spanish is lindo, or linda for a feminine noun: ¡Qué lindo! In Spain people often say mono or mona instead, and for a baby or a puppy you'll also hear tierno. Lindo works for places and views too, where English would say lovely.
Hear "lindo" in real movie scenes
Masculine, feminine and plural, one scene each. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Es muy linda.
She's very pretty.
A mother says this about her son's ex-girlfriend, and the -a ending shows it's about a woman.
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¡Lindos!
Cute!
Someone unwraps a gift and likes several things in it at once, so the adjective takes the plural -os.
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Lindo, mono, tierno: words for cute
Pick the one that fits the country and the thing you're cooing over.
| Spanish | When people use it | Example |
|---|---|---|
| lindo, linda | Cute or lovely, for people, pets, places and things; very common in Latin America | ¡Qué perro tan lindo! (What a cute dog!) |
| mono, mona | Cute, the everyday word in Spain | Tu bebé es muy mono. (Your baby is so cute.) |
| tierno, tierna | Sweet and cute, for babies, puppies and kind gestures | ¡Qué tierno! (How sweet!) |
| adorable | Adorable, one form for both genders | un gatito adorable (an adorable kitten) |
| bonito, bonita | Pretty, nice to look at | una falda bonita (a pretty skirt) |
Tip: Mono also means monkey, so in Spain ¡Qué mono! about a baby is a compliment, not a joke.
Grammar: lindo, linda, lindos, lindas
Four points for using it right.
Four endings
lindo, linda, lindos, lindas. The ending follows the noun: un lugar lindo, una ciudad linda.¡Qué lindo!
Qué plus the adjective makes a quick reaction: ¡Qué lindo! How cute! For a feminine noun, ¡Qué linda!Before or after the noun
Usually after: un auto lindo. In a short compliment it often moves to the front: Ese es un lindo auto.Es lindo, está lindo
Es lindo says what something is like. Está lindo is about how it looks right now: El jardín está lindo hoy.Example sentences
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La montaña nevada es muy linda.
The snowy mountain is very pretty.
Sí, el país es muy lindo.
Yes, the country is lovely.
Es un lugar muy lindo.
It's a very nice place.
La ciudad es linda.
The city is pretty.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗La ciudad es lindo
✓La ciudad es linda
Ciudad is feminine, so lindo switches to linda.
✗Los niños y las niñas son lindas
✓Los niños y las niñas son lindos
When a group mixes masculine and feminine nouns, the adjective takes -os.
✗Qué lindo!
✓¡Qué lindo!
A Spanish exclamation needs the upside-down ¡ at the start as well as ! at the end.
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How to remember it
Lindo sounds like the name Linda. Picture a friend called Linda who coos ¡Qué lindo! at every puppy she meets.
Questions about "cute" in Spanish
How do you say cute in Spanish?
Lindo, or linda for feminine nouns. In Spain you'll also hear mono and mona.
How do you say "so cute" in Spanish?
¡Qué lindo!, or ¡Qué mono! in Spain. Switch to the -a form for something feminine: ¡Qué linda!
How do you tell someone they're cute in Spanish?
Eres muy lindo to a man and eres muy linda to a woman. In Spain people also say eres muy mono or eres muy mona.
Is lindo the same as bonito?
Almost. Both mean pretty or nice to look at, and bonito is heard more in Spain, while lindo is the everyday choice across much of Latin America.
