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11 Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures
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11 Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures

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“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill” – words by Buddha.

These are the illustrations of 11 untranslatable words from other cultures which have a precise and profound meaning.

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Waldeinsamkeit

Cualacino

Sobremesa

Jayus

Pana Po’o

Mangata

Iktsuarpok

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Komorebi

Pochemuchka

Goya

Depaysement

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Enea
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, thanks for sharing. I'm a German native speaker, and was just about to comment that the word Waldeinsamkeit did not exist, when a little research revealed that the word refers to what medieval munks were seeking when leaving their noisy cities to seek solitude in the woods ("Waldeinsamkeit"). It advanced to a literary subject during Romanticism. I never knew - again, thanks for broadening my horizon!

SusanSobon
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

im a little confused. if they are untranslatable, how come you translated them?

BarbiLucas
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful! I am a German speaker, and I did not think the word Waldinsamket existed either. Thanks for widenin my horizon!

DerekSchmidt
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have those in English too. Friendship: the relationship that one has with friends. Zenith: the point in the heavens that you see when you look straight up.

SharonJackson
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun. I wonder if Iktsuarpok would also account for the feeling of anticipation while looking at Facebook or Outlook?

Enea
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, thanks for sharing. I'm a German native speaker, and was just about to comment that the word Waldeinsamkeit did not exist, when a little research revealed that the word refers to what medieval munks were seeking when leaving their noisy cities to seek solitude in the woods ("Waldeinsamkeit"). It advanced to a literary subject during Romanticism. I never knew - again, thanks for broadening my horizon!

SusanSobon
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

im a little confused. if they are untranslatable, how come you translated them?

BarbiLucas
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wonderful! I am a German speaker, and I did not think the word Waldinsamket existed either. Thanks for widenin my horizon!

DerekSchmidt
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have those in English too. Friendship: the relationship that one has with friends. Zenith: the point in the heavens that you see when you look straight up.

SharonJackson
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun. I wonder if Iktsuarpok would also account for the feeling of anticipation while looking at Facebook or Outlook?

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