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Kitty White 1 year ago

Agree! But since there is so much nuance in language, I can sense the distinction between “dappled” being the overall effect, and “komorebi,” the sunlight itself. It also totally makes sense to me that the Japanese would have a word for this, since so many of their native trees have intricate trunk, branch, leaf, and flower structures which they use to an esthetic advantage using komorebi. I would not be surprised one bit if they use komorebi as an important element of design when planning parks and gardens.

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Powerful Katrinka 1 year ago

The great poet Gerald Manley Hopkins wrote a wonderful poem called "Pied Beauty" specifically about the loveliness of dappled things. It's one of my favorites.

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Acid Couch 1 year ago

Oh do you not have a word that means lightly spotted in your native tounge?

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Micah Sean 1 year ago

As a gamer I call them godrays. As an atheist I call them spaghetti monster rays

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Zedrapazia 1 year ago

In German we have something like that too: Zwielicht.

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Na Schi 1 year ago

I might want to beg to differ: "Zwielicht" address this unique play of light (mostly in summer) when the sun has (almost) set but the sky still shines in a unique orange/pink/violet tones... making you kind of nostalgic and longing. Another use for ""Zwielicht" is a more dark one: like those 'film noir' movies or that 80s esthetic where light shines though big fans slowly moving in the background. Anyway, "Zwielicht" is not really a word when describing a walk through the forrest in spring time and seeing the light peeking trough trees when entering a clearing.

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Maxime Lecoeur 1 year ago

IMHO #1 should be "bifle" in french. I let you search for it ;-)

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Puck 1 year ago

Beautiful! We (NL) do have a name for a visible ray of sun that shines through clouds: jacobsladder (Jacob's ladder). I don't know if it's the same in other languages.

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Bouthaina Van buuren 1 year ago

They have a thousand word for rain too

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Tyler 1 year ago

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Cathy Comfort 1 year ago

And what a lovely photo ... captures the concept so perfectly.

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surprised pikachu 1 year ago

Mt Komorebi from the Sims 4

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Erin 1 year ago

I was told it is called “god-light” in English

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daniellesrivest 1 year ago

I always say it's like God speaking from the Simpsons

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Elsker 1 year ago

In dutch they're called "jacobsladder", couse of jacob in the bible, don't think the term is commonly used tho. Lovely natural occurrence:))

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Gladys Hayes Southerland 1 year ago

Love that there is an actual word for that

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Gertrude Lee 1 year ago

For

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Marilyn Russell 1 year ago

Well, I like that word so maybe I can teach my brain to remember it the next time the sun does shine beautifully through the trees in the forest behind my house-komorebi.

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Dingooo 1 year ago

I have a word for a Sunbeam shining through the clouds, I call it gospelalbumcover. Pretend it's German with the words mashed together.

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Dan Padgett 1 year ago

I know them as God Rays from pc gaming.

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My O My 1 year ago

I hate komorebi on a personal level. I am motion sick. And komorebi always triggers that

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Richard Mueller 1 year ago

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IamMe 1 year ago

In English we just have sunbeam, but those can be anywhere.

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Poojashree Devi 1 year ago

It's also known as the Tyndall Effect

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FourTrenchcoatsInaTrenchcoat 1 year ago

I need some help, Pandas! I used to be ThreeTrenchcoatsInaTrenchcoat but i can't log into that account! Was I banned or something? When i try to say forgot password it says my email address is invalid! Please help <3

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XenoMurph 1 year ago

Have you tried logging in through google or another app, if thats how you signed up?

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Mr.G86 1 year ago

Simple yet elegant

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Loki's_Lil_Butterknife 1 year ago

One of the most gorgeous words.

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Guy Lombardo 1 year ago

What a wonderful word!

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Wise-Guarantee-6665 , Ahmed Nishaath Report

According to Ethnologue, there are currently over seven thousand languages, however, more than half of the world’s population only use 23 of them. Sadly, as much as 40% of the languages are spoken by less than a thousand people, which puts them on the endangered list.

Data from 2022 shows that out of the 23 languages, the most popular one is English, followed by Mandarin Chinese. The third on the list is Hindi, then Spanish, and French taking fifth place by a thread, as Standard Arabic is left a close sixth.

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Saudade - Portuguese for 'a nostalgic longing for something that no longer exists and knowing that it may never return'. What a lovely word.

Final score:

353points

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Gaya Knust 1 year ago

Not quite correct the explanation. Saudade can also mean (and this is the most common definitionvactually) missing someone or something you haven't seen/had for a long time, but still exists. For example, you haven't seen you best friend for months, so you miss them, you have saudade. Or even have saudade (ter saudade) of eating your favourite apple pie, for example.

24points

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Verschlimmbesserung - German noun for an attempted improvement that only makes things worse

JR_0507 , Nik Shuliahin 💛💙 Report

Final score:

320points

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Any 1 year ago

I call it also 'Negativupgrade'. xD

18points

evendronesflyaway , Matheus Frade Report

In some countries, citizens speak more than one language. This is true for some countries in Europe, such as Switzerland, Luxembourg, or Belgium, and beyond—South Africa and India, for instance. But one of them stands out from the rest. The country with the most languages is Papua New Guinea with an astonishing number of nearly 850.

Home to such a variety of speech, the country has a population of fewer than 9.5 million people. A large part of it comprises indigenous groups, some of which have less than a thousand people speaking their mother tongue. Unfortunately, that puts these exceptional languages in danger of disappearing.

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using kalsarikännit - originating in Finland, in which the drinker consumes alcoholic drinks at home, dressed in as little clothing as possible, mainly in underwear with no intention of going out.

Final score:

296points

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Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago

I call that "Saturday"

306points

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using It is a phrase not a word, but in Italian, to say "I love you", you usually say "ti voglio bene", which literally means "I want well for you". In english "love" means so many different things and I feel like this idea "I want well for you" encapsulates what love really means.

mr_taco_man , micheile dot com Report

Final score:

271points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

So much better than "Die! Die!"

48points

NicholasTOPark , Connor Carruthers Report

Papua New Guinea alone has 35 times more languages than there are official ones in the European Union. However, Europe has more than the 24 official ones that can be seen on the EU documents.

The continent is home to roughly 200 languages, ranging from well-known English, Spanish, and French, to the less widely-represented ones, such as Basque, Gaelic, or Flemish. Based on the number of native speakers, the most popular one in Europe is Russian, followed by German, French, and Italian. English takes fifth place for the number of native speakers, however, it is the golden prize winner when it comes to learning a second language.

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Água-Viva (Brazil/Portuguese), it’s jellyfish but if you translate it word by word it means “alive-water”.

Final score:

227points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

Perfect definition!

71points

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Meerschweinchen, it’s German for Guinea Pigs, I like it because it literally means “little sea pigs”. Which makes no sense.

AdvantageBig568 , Bonnie Kittle Report

Final score:

220points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

I love Fledermaus, for sky puppies (bats)

95points

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Tokidoki - “sometimes” in Japanese, just really fun to say lol

rogue_rocketeer_ , Timo Volz Report

Final score:

218points

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Arky Gamalan 1 year ago

Okidoki

179points

English is currently the lingua franca of the world, however, knowing other languages can open a lot of doors as well. You can get better acquainted with certain cultures as it enables you to communicate with the locals. It can also be useful at work or going through lists of funny foreign words, some of which might be familiar if you’re bilingual or multilingual. Recent data shows that around 43% of the world’s population is bilingual.

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using kuchisabishii (Japanese). Kuchi means mouth and sabishii means lonely. Kuchisabishii means you're longing to put something on your mouth - essentially the feeling you have when you eat something (or chew on your nails or pencil) because your mouth feels bored.

redsterXVI , Farhad Ibrahimzade Report

Final score:

209points

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Mickysixxx 1 year ago

Im gonna leave this one alone.............

2points

#10

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Krankenwagen

German for ambulance.

8thFurno , Jonnica Hill Report

Final score:

207points

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago

That's literally "Sick's car""

20points

#11

"wihajster" (pronounced: vee-hay-ster) in Polish, which is a placeholder, when you don't know what some object is or what it does. It comes from German "wie heißt er?" (“what's it called?”).

ArtemisAndromeda Report

Final score:

166points

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Sven Grammersdorf 1 year ago

In English that's a "whatchamacallit."

199points

Some languages are considered easier to learn than others. Among the most difficult ones, you might often see Mandarin, Arabic, or Korean. These tongue-twisting systems of words feature a distinctive set of rules or other subtleties that make grasping them quite a quest.

For instance, Mandarin is a tonal language, which means it relies heavily on intonation. The same sound usually has four different transcriptions and meanings, depending on how the voice is used. Arabic is no easier as it usually features four different ways of writing every letter and reads from right to left, unlike most of the other languages. Korean is a challenge on its own as it is an isolate, meaning it does not belong to any larger family of languages.

#12

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Papillon. Means butterfly in french and its fun to say

kk1289 , Michele Bergami Report

Final score:

157points

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loranthippus 1 year ago

Schmetterling!

106points

#13

Myötähäpeä

That’s Finish for secondhand embarrassment. My native language doesn’t have the word for it so I use myotahapea instead.

Horace_The_Mute Report

Final score:

154points

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LillieMean 1 year ago

Of course, that word has a more beautiful sister myötätunto which means compassion.

7points

#14

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Yalla in Arabic means hurry up let's go or right now depending how you use it

Ntayeh , Gigi Report

Final score:

131points

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Mari Mar Pinta 1 year ago

That's something! My Grampa from my Mom's side always says "HALLA HALLA!" and for the very same reasons too! And we're Puerto Rican! 🤭

51points

There are believed to be around 142 language families in the world. Some of the most popular ones include Niger-Congo (which has 1536 languages), Austronesian (with 1225), Trans New-Guinea (with 476), Sino-Tibetan (456), Indo-European (447 languages), and Afro-Asiatic (369).

#15

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Die!!!!

It means stop/ enough in Hebrew.

My kids yell it at anything/one that frustrates them.

litvisherebbetzin , Will Porada Report

Final score:

131points

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Mimi777 1 year ago

In Bosnian it’s spelled daj but sounds like die, it means give. Sounded kinda weird when my kid was just starting to talk and kept repeating die die die to me in the restaurant one time because she wanted some water.

15points

#16

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Ikigai - lit. The Fruit of Life (in Japanese).

It is the philosophy of how to live a good life, it's elements and how to exercise them.

ImpeachedPeach , David Marcu Report

Final score:

131points

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Lissah Mackenzie 1 year ago (edited)

"Kaizen" is a Japanese philosophy where each day is an opportunity to improve, even if it's just by a little

68points

#17

*Lebensmüde* - Lebensmüde is a compound noun made up of the words Leben (life) and müde (tired). It, therefore, translates to 'life tired' and describes the feeling of being tired or weary.

Black_Crow_Dog Report

Final score:

127points

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Sonja 1 year ago

This is wrong. It describes a person showing risky behaviour that could cause them to get seriously harmed. It has nothing to do with being tired. For example a person balancing on a chair on top of a desk to change a lightbulb could cause someone to exclaim: are you lebensmüde? Come down there! It's used similarly to the exclamation: are you nuts? When witnessing risky and life threatening behaviour.

19points

DependentPoint2458 , Pille R. Priske Report

A smaller family of languages—known as Dravidian—boasts 24 of them, one of which is considered to be one of the oldest languages still spoken today. It is called Tamil and is used by over 85 million native speakers, mostly in India, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. Other ancient languages used to this day include but are not limited to Sanskrit, Hebrew, Egyptian, and Greek.

#18

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using puto
sometimes it's rice

sometimes it's swear

you'll never know

Final score:

115points

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Astrius 1 year ago

come over here you son of rice

127points

#19

My favorite word or phrase really, is "Oh la, la, c'est cher"–which means, "Oh my, it's expensive," in French. It was one of the first phrases I learned in middle school when I started taking French as an elective. When I went home and shared with my mom what I learned, she was so amused by how the alarming phrase sounded. She couldn't stop laughing.T his led to her constantly asking me to repeat it whenever we were in the presence of her friends, and I milked it. This is one of my treasured memories of my mother.

unknow Report

Final score:

108points

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Mani Lacao 1 year ago

The "Oh la la la" is quite a stereotype, it's used but really not as much as people believe. People would rather say "Putain c'est cher"

45points

#20

“Tabarnak!” I love how, instead of being bodily-function based like English swear words, French Canadian sacres are mostly related to Catholicism. This one is my favourite as it’s the rough equivalent of the versatile “f**k” swear in English, so many uses.

jerrys153 Report

Final score:

106points

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WindySwede 1 year ago

Well Pandas, use this instead of the ordinary english swear words? To stop the censoring? :)

83points

Even though unique languages are something to be cherished, there is a way to connect with the rest of the world using only one foreign one. Created by a Polish doctor Ludwig L. Zamenhof back in 1887, Esperanto is a universal language, which is politically and socially neutral. It does not belong to any country or ethnicity, and is believed to be easy to learn due to its uncomplicated structure and straightforward phonetics. According to Esperanto.net, there are roughly two million speakers in the world.

#21

Winkel. It means "shop" in Dutch.

MrRonObvious Report

Final score:

86points

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Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

'Corner' or 'nook' in German.

25points

#22

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using sanguagsuga - “blood-sucker” leech or bed bug in italian. can be used to describe a person too.

ElectricalCod9533 , GlebK Report

Final score:

84points

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago

In Spanish we say "sanguijuela". And it is used as a insult, too...

34points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#23

oiseaux

its french for "birds" and none of it is pronounced the way it looks like it should

QueenAmpharos Report

Final score:

80points

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Lynne Hammar 1 year ago

pronounced "wa-ZOH"

86points

eric_trump_laptop03 Report

Another unique language enabling more people to communicate is sign language. Based on physical movements, such as hand gestures, grimaces, and pointing, it allows people to carry out a conversation when it’s not possible to do so verbally. There are around 300 sign languages worldwide, as they differ depending on the country or region where they are used.

#24

Susurra. Spanish for whisper!

Final score:

80points

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Senjo Krane 1 year ago

So that's where the English sussuration comes from.

45points

#25

Cwtch - Welsh for a cuddle

chemo92 Report

Final score:

80points

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Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

Where is at least one vowel??

52points

#26

Kunst.

To an English ear, it sounds distinctly uncultured but it means 'art'

There's a heck of a lot of Deutsche in this list.

TabbyOverlord Report

Final score:

75points

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Edda Kamphues 1 year ago

Try teaching a bunch of 12-year-olds the German words for 'school subjects'. Firstly 'school subject' is: Fach. We largely use the plural: "Fächer'. Usually entices less snorting laughter.

37points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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As if learning certain languages wasn’t difficult enough, they often comprise dialects that vary depending on the region as well. And dealing with some of them might be quite a pickle. For example, you might think you know British English, but talking to someone with a Geordie dialect can throw you off guard nevertheless. Such instances might require a minute or two (or an hour, to be fair) to get accustomed to the slightly different version.

Defining the number of dialects is not an easy task to do as some of them might be considered languages on their own. However, Chinese, for instance, is believed to have eight different ones, while Arabic boasts over 25 dialects.

#27

Jalan Tikus (Indonesian: Mouse streets) back streets.

mickymazda Report

Final score:

71points

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Arky Gamalan 1 year ago

Or 'polisi tidur'(speed bum). Literally slepping police

23points

#28

Parapluie - French for “umbrella”

chriswei2k Report

Final score:

67points

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago

German: Regenschirm - Rain screen / shield

9points

#29

Lebensabschnittpartner = Lover or Partner *lit. The Person I am with Today*

Estrella = Star

積ん読 = Acquiring books and letting them pile up unread

Sadimal Report

Final score:

66points

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ColorEd 1 year ago

The Japanese one is Tsundoku, and it's my favorite.

5points

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Languages are fascinating in so many ways. What seems like a simple form of communication is actually so complex and intricate, it might take ages to learn one. Even then, can you ever really say you know a language? Whether it’s our mother tongue or a foreign concept we’re trying to grasp, both might feature certain words we are still unfamiliar with. And, without a shade of doubt, all languages have words that are worth adding to this list.

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"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Kitanai, or dirty in Japanese. It’s amusing to say at any minor mess like a disappointed mom

ViForYourAttention Report

Final score:

61points

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Passerby 1 year ago

Interestingly, kirei in Japanese means both clean and beautiful/pretty.

19points

#31

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using chèri

which translates to “darling” in english. idk why i love that term so much it sounds so sexy omg

a1rxx , Shea Rouda Report

Final score:

58points

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Astrius 1 year ago

It’s chéri, little correction

70points

#32

When I was a kid, the first Xbox 360 game I ever got was a Spanish copy of Halo 3 (I don't speak Spanish). At the beginning of the campaign, the characters keep saying "careful" over and over again. Because of this, "cuidado" has become one of my favorite Spanish words, and the voice they used has become my default voice to say other Spanish words. My other favorite has to be "resbaloso". A large, exaggerated r roll and a boisterous tone just makes this one of the most fun words to say in any language.

AdriftMusic Report

Final score:

54points

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Luna Crow 1 year ago

Yeah, I get this. Eons ago, when movies came on VHS, my VCR got stuck in Spanish mode somehow, and while rewinding the tapes it proclaimed "Rebobinar" on screen, which I still find to be an oddly hilarious word for no reason

21points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#33

English
*Serendipity*

D'harawal (an Australian Aboriginal language)
*Wurunin* (joy)

Spanish
*Cucaracha* (cockroack) - because of the song

Italian
*Dolcemente* (gently)

German
*Gemütlichkeit* (cosiness and contentment)*
**Updated below*

French
*Soixante-dix* (seventy)

Turkish
*Kesinlikle!* (exactly!)

Indonesian
*Terima kasih* (thanks)

Singlish
*Can* (both a question and a statement)

Arabic
*Wallah Wallah* (I swear!)

Russian
*я машина!* 'Ya mashina!' [(I'm the Machine!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paG1-lPtIXA)

-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy- Report

Final score:

50points

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Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

Cucaracha Sin Cabeza, como estas Amiga?

28points

#34

Zou ba - let’s go in Chinese. It’s easy and fun to say.

Seeulaterbobbafet Report

Final score:

47points

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Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 1 year ago

Zoo bah? Can anyone tell me if I'm right or wrong?

4points

#35

Cacahuete means peanut in French. I like saying it;)

happyme321 Report

Final score:

46points

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Muhammad Farabi 1 year ago

In Canadian French it's "pinotte"

21points

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#36

赤く (akaku)

Just red in Japanese lol

Savings_Way_550 Report

Final score:

12points

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Barbra E. Nyberg 1 year ago

Why does that sound like baby talk for 'i got cut'?

3points

#37

"My Native Language Doesn't Have The Word For It": 35 People Share What Words In Foreign Languages They Absolutely Love Using Poptiping (I think that's how it's spelled), it means microwave

shaun4519 , Howard Bouchevereau Report

Final score:

12points

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Blake 1 year ago

No it’s popty ping and it’s a Welsh word (popty means oven so literally pinging oven)

6points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#38

Gardanapos, tissue in Portuguese

jlurosa Report

Final score:

10points

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Gaya Knust 1 year ago

Nope, it means napkin. And it has a u. And its plural here. Guardanapo = napkin. Guardanapos = napkins. Tissue = lenço

13points

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Appalachian Panda 1 year ago

I know BP sometimes likes to stick a new title on old articles, but ... A lot of these aren't "my language doesn't have a word for that," they're just the term for a thing in another language.

20points

Stefan 1 year ago

Yes... The title should be changed to "words people find pretty in other languages" or something...

5points

Szirra 1 year ago

„Fernweh“ - A longing for distant places. Which is why wherever you go you will find a German tourist.

16points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

Hiareth in Welsh: A longing for the home/lost

3points

jenjie.newt 1 year ago

How is schadenfreude not on this list? (pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune)

10points

Agnes Jekyll 1 year ago

Yes! it translates into "shameful joy" (I was told)

1point

Dynein 1 year ago

My favorite word of my own native language: Innerer Schweinehund. Literally "inner pig-dog". It means something like "the inner part of yourself that is lazy and prefers comfort". It's the part of you that doesn't want to go on errands in the rain and causes you to procrastinate on household chores. I love it that we turned this into a distinct animal.

8points

Pixie 1 year ago

Mine also growls menacingly at me when I think about doing some sports 🛋️

4points

Lynne Hammar 1 year ago

Aubergine - French for eggplant 🍆

7points

Eastendbird 1 year ago

Uk too. In fact, I hate to break it to you but most other countries call it aubergine!

9points

Rosalie Dann 1 year ago

Kia ora, a greeting in Māori which is literally Be Well.

6points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

For some reason, I like the Polish phrase “zginiemy” which translates to “we will die”

6points

Pan Paweł 1 year ago

Well, that is quite odd :) There is a phrase in Polish, used when everything goes really wrong: "Cześć, giniemy!" ("Bye, we are dying!"). That phrase were last words of pilot, of passanger plane that crashed near Warsaw ~40 years ago.

4points

Pan Paweł 1 year ago

My personal favourite is spanish los bomberos which means firefighters.

5points

Peppy 1 year ago

I like happenstance, when good things happen by chance also serendipity means the same

4points

Ryan H 1 year ago

sláinte mhaith - Irish for good health

4points

Miss Frankfurter 1 year ago

Many of these are something I’m going to write down, memorize, and start using. Also, German has some really long words!

3points

Diolla 1 year ago (edited)

I miss "bijou" and "bijoux" meaning "jewel(s)"in French. Is almost sounds like "bisou" (kiss).

3points

Deseree Doherty 1 year ago

High school Spanish vocabulary word - rascacielos - skyscraper in Spanish - was told the literal translation is sky scratcher

3points

Mickysixxx 1 year ago

Meh: meaning: this list was kinda boring

2points

Jess-a-men 1 year ago

Juoksentelisinkohan... finnish for "I wonder if I should run around aimlessly".

2points

RoanTheMad 1 year ago

"Vahingonilo" aka, the Finnish equivalent of the german word "Schadenfreude" , which is, to take pleasure from someone elses misfortune.

2points

boredpanda 1 year ago

Nunbit is the look in one's eyes in korean

2points

Trillian 1 year ago

Feierabend! Literal translation: party evening. Means "end of work for today"

2points

Anton Swanepoel 1 year ago

In Afrikaans they have one word: grondboontjiebottertoebroodjie for "peanut butter sandwich"

2points

Gertrude Lee 1 year ago

Büstenhalter, the brassiere in Germany. Nothing says keep your titties in a bra like halting the ample bosom!

2points

Rosalie Dann 1 year ago

More like reining them in, like a halter on a horse. A halter for your boobs

1point

ecco 1 year ago

i’ve said this before but welsh has more vowels than english (w and y). just because you’re unfamiliar with a language doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense, some people really need to get their heads round the fact that there are other languages that use the latin alphabet than english

1point

I can't think of a good name 1 year ago

La. Not sure what language, but sort of a 'oh well that's life'

1point

Mystery Egg 1 year ago

Hiraeth (Welsh). No direct English translation but it means homesickness specifically for Wales. Not homesickness in general, but literally only for Wales and things lost in the past in Wales.

1point

lenka 1 year ago (edited)

Gezelig . Dutch. Roughly it means cosy, social and pleasant or fun but it encapsulates so much more that you can't really translate it. A small party with a group, a cup or tea with a friend, a picnic, a romantic dinner, a day out shopping, a cosy fire, or three friends cramped in the back of a VW mini are all 'gezelig'.

1point

Tacet 1 year ago

From Deutsch. Kummerspeck. Grief bacon. The weight you gain from eating when sad. & Backpfeifengesicht. A face badly in need of a fist. From Russian Razbliuto. The feelings you have towards a person whom you nolonger love. Cornish. Dreckly. A point at sometime in the future. Scottish. Tartle. That pause when you are introducing someone because you realise you can't remember their name.

1point

Wes Nishi 1 year ago

I like the Korean word for difficult. Eo-ryeo-weo-yo. 어려워요. It's fun to say. Even better, my Korean Canadian friend kept mixing the languages. "This is fricken eoryeoweo!

1point

Michael Graybeal 1 year ago

Not one Lithuanian word or phrase? How about stogas važiuoja?

1point

Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago

Hmm, no Grief Bacon?

1point

Ahimsa Soul 1 year ago

I'm surprised no Hindi words! And was surprised of how many German words. I like quite a few: "onomatopeia" words that sound like sounds, the always hopeful "oxalá", "ojalá"

1point

PitbullmomAF 1 year ago

Etsy-ketsy Greek fir so-so, tschuss see ya in German

1point

BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

Kkakdoogee!! Korean word for the spicy pickled radish. 깍두기 is just so fun to say! Yummy too

1point

Sapna Sarfare 1 year ago

Juggad is the ultimate word from Hindi... It means to adapt or adjust something and make it better or workable... Indians are the masters of Juggad

1point

Dark Pearl 1 year ago

Hyppytyynytyydytys in Finnish

1point

Just Browsing 1 year ago

Grondboontjiebotter - Peanut butter in Afrikaans

1point

Anna Svanlund 1 year ago

Lagom - the Swedish word for "just the right amount". A very good way of describing Swedish people.

1point

Jetze 1 year ago

"L'altro ieri" - The other yesterday or the day before yesterday in Italian.

1point

Mani Lacao 1 year ago

Flughafen !!!!!

1point

Sonja 1 year ago

Flight-port, for those who want the direct translation. It's an airport.

1point

ecco 1 year ago

wastraf amser in welsh is a much better way to say waste of time (it means the same thing but to me is much more expressive)

0points

Chronically Online Panda 1 year ago

For me in English I like the word "plonk"

0points

sneksneksnek 1 year ago

Popty ping, Welsh for microwave oven . ( I might have spelt it wrong, I'm still learning Welsh)

0points

ecco 1 year ago

you've spelt it correctly, but most people say meicrodon, popty ping is more of a joke or sland and literally means 'ping oven'

0points

Pandorica Who 1 year ago

gigil - filipino for an intense urge to pinch or squeeze someone due to their cuteness

0points

TMoxraaar 1 year ago

Not a different language but rather a different dialect. I'm from the US and when I was living in England I loved that they call "speed bumps" "sleeping policemen"

0points

Dutchman Callypso 1 year ago

"Prozvonit" in Czech language - to call someone without the intent of them picking up. Mainly used when someone can't find their phone, or if you go out with someone and want them to know you just arrived in front of their house.

0points

Susie Elle 1 year ago

"Gezellig" - a word to describe the situation/feeling of being with good company in a nice setting having a good time.

0points

Kevin Felton 1 year ago

I used to play online with this German engineer and he told us once that they have a word that specifically means "someone whose bad at math" (I forget what the word was). The other guy (who was Welsh) and I started laughing and saying "of course there's a German word for that." 😄

0points

Momo Skarsgard 1 year ago

I like the word Aubergine instead of eggplant like we call it in the states.

0points

Valerie Lessard 1 year ago

I learned "lamtumirê" from Albanian. Roughly translated to a bittersweet goodbye for lovers

0points

️️Upvote faery️ 1 year ago

The title of this article does not go with the posts made. Very misleading

0points

m.w. 1 year ago

Dżdżownica?

0points

Bored Birgit 1 year ago

Did I read " shenanigans" on this list? I really really love this word. No exact german word for it.

0points

Agnes Jekyll 1 year ago

My favourites are "grief bacon" in German (for the weight you gain after a breakup) and Cree for hippopotamus which translates into “great, thick-skinned, big-thighed, big-mouthed, two-toothed, underwater swimming pig”

0points

STress 1 year ago

Uhljeb (oo-hlyeb) - Croatian for someone who's got well paid job (mostly governmental) with little or nothing to do. Coming from Croatian "hljeb", meaning "bread". The verb (infinitive) is "uhljebiti se".

0points

Winter 1 year ago

I like "wabi Sabi", which is a Japanese concept for the beauty in simplicity, imperfection and impermanence. It resonates with me strongly. I know of no word like that in English. "Whimsical" is the closest I can think of, but still not exact.

0points

RedPanda 1 year ago

My sisters and I borrow insults from other languages when we argue. Here are some (disclaimer: I will butcher the spelling): baka or aho (idiot in Japanese), backpfeifengesicht (a face in need of a slap in German), estúpido (stupid in Spanish), stupide (stupid in French), you absolute pinecone (British lol), and recently they’ve been calling me some Korean word but I haven’t figured it out yet.

0points

BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

Write it, I'll let you know. If I haven't heard them all, there is a book called Making Out in Korean, it has a whole chapter of insults. It's a series, plenty of ammo lmao

0points

Kitten Dog Mom 1 year ago

Well I guess I should relearn my German

0points

L Smith 1 year ago

Schadenfreude --literally taking pleasure in someone else's pain.

0points

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Appalachian Panda 1 year ago

I know BP sometimes likes to stick a new title on old articles, but ... A lot of these aren't "my language doesn't have a word for that," they're just the term for a thing in another language.

20points

Stefan 1 year ago

Yes... The title should be changed to "words people find pretty in other languages" or something...

5points

Szirra 1 year ago

„Fernweh“ - A longing for distant places. Which is why wherever you go you will find a German tourist.

16points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

Hiareth in Welsh: A longing for the home/lost

3points

jenjie.newt 1 year ago

How is schadenfreude not on this list? (pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune)

10points

Agnes Jekyll 1 year ago

Yes! it translates into "shameful joy" (I was told)

1point

Dynein 1 year ago

8points

Pixie 1 year ago

Mine also growls menacingly at me when I think about doing some sports 🛋️

4points

Lynne Hammar 1 year ago

Aubergine - French for eggplant 🍆

7points

Eastendbird 1 year ago

Uk too. In fact, I hate to break it to you but most other countries call it aubergine!

9points

Rosalie Dann 1 year ago

Kia ora, a greeting in Māori which is literally Be Well.

6points

Stardust she/her 1 year ago

For some reason, I like the Polish phrase “zginiemy” which translates to “we will die”

6points

Pan Paweł 1 year ago

4points

Pan Paweł 1 year ago

My personal favourite is spanish los bomberos which means firefighters.

5points

Peppy 1 year ago

I like happenstance, when good things happen by chance also serendipity means the same

4points

Ryan H 1 year ago

sláinte mhaith - Irish for good health

4points

Miss Frankfurter 1 year ago

Many of these are something I’m going to write down, memorize, and start using. Also, German has some really long words!

3points

Diolla 1 year ago (edited)

I miss "bijou" and "bijoux" meaning "jewel(s)"in French. Is almost sounds like "bisou" (kiss).

3points

Deseree Doherty 1 year ago

High school Spanish vocabulary word - rascacielos - skyscraper in Spanish - was told the literal translation is sky scratcher

3points

Mickysixxx 1 year ago

Meh: meaning: this list was kinda boring

2points

Jess-a-men 1 year ago

Juoksentelisinkohan... finnish for "I wonder if I should run around aimlessly".

2points

RoanTheMad 1 year ago

"Vahingonilo" aka, the Finnish equivalent of the german word "Schadenfreude" , which is, to take pleasure from someone elses misfortune.

2points

boredpanda 1 year ago

Nunbit is the look in one's eyes in korean

2points

Trillian 1 year ago

Feierabend! Literal translation: party evening. Means "end of work for today"

2points

Anton Swanepoel 1 year ago

In Afrikaans they have one word: grondboontjiebottertoebroodjie for "peanut butter sandwich"

2points

Gertrude Lee 1 year ago

Büstenhalter, the brassiere in Germany. Nothing says keep your titties in a bra like halting the ample bosom!

2points

Rosalie Dann 1 year ago

More like reining them in, like a halter on a horse. A halter for your boobs

1point

ecco 1 year ago

1point

I can't think of a good name 1 year ago

La. Not sure what language, but sort of a 'oh well that's life'

1point

Mystery Egg 1 year ago

Hiraeth (Welsh). No direct English translation but it means homesickness specifically for Wales. Not homesickness in general, but literally only for Wales and things lost in the past in Wales.

1point

lenka 1 year ago (edited)

1point

Tacet 1 year ago

1point

Wes Nishi 1 year ago

I like the Korean word for difficult. Eo-ryeo-weo-yo. 어려워요. It's fun to say. Even better, my Korean Canadian friend kept mixing the languages. "This is fricken eoryeoweo!

1point

Michael Graybeal 1 year ago

Not one Lithuanian word or phrase? How about stogas važiuoja?

1point

Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago

Hmm, no Grief Bacon?

1point

Ahimsa Soul 1 year ago

I'm surprised no Hindi words! And was surprised of how many German words. I like quite a few: "onomatopeia" words that sound like sounds, the always hopeful "oxalá", "ojalá"

1point

PitbullmomAF 1 year ago

Etsy-ketsy Greek fir so-so, tschuss see ya in German

1point

BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

Kkakdoogee!! Korean word for the spicy pickled radish. 깍두기 is just so fun to say! Yummy too

1point

Sapna Sarfare 1 year ago

Juggad is the ultimate word from Hindi... It means to adapt or adjust something and make it better or workable... Indians are the masters of Juggad

1point

Dark Pearl 1 year ago

Hyppytyynytyydytys in Finnish

1point

Just Browsing 1 year ago

Grondboontjiebotter - Peanut butter in Afrikaans

1point

Anna Svanlund 1 year ago

Lagom - the Swedish word for "just the right amount". A very good way of describing Swedish people.

1point

Jetze 1 year ago

"L'altro ieri" - The other yesterday or the day before yesterday in Italian.

1point

Mani Lacao 1 year ago

Flughafen !!!!!

1point

Sonja 1 year ago

Flight-port, for those who want the direct translation. It's an airport.

1point

ecco 1 year ago

wastraf amser in welsh is a much better way to say waste of time (it means the same thing but to me is much more expressive)

0points

Chronically Online Panda 1 year ago

For me in English I like the word "plonk"

0points

sneksneksnek 1 year ago

Popty ping, Welsh for microwave oven . ( I might have spelt it wrong, I'm still learning Welsh)

0points

ecco 1 year ago

you've spelt it correctly, but most people say meicrodon, popty ping is more of a joke or sland and literally means 'ping oven'

0points

Pandorica Who 1 year ago

gigil - filipino for an intense urge to pinch or squeeze someone due to their cuteness

0points

TMoxraaar 1 year ago

Not a different language but rather a different dialect. I'm from the US and when I was living in England I loved that they call "speed bumps" "sleeping policemen"

0points

Dutchman Callypso 1 year ago

0points

Susie Elle 1 year ago

"Gezellig" - a word to describe the situation/feeling of being with good company in a nice setting having a good time.

0points

Kevin Felton 1 year ago

0points

Momo Skarsgard 1 year ago

I like the word Aubergine instead of eggplant like we call it in the states.

0points

Valerie Lessard 1 year ago

I learned "lamtumirê" from Albanian. Roughly translated to a bittersweet goodbye for lovers

0points

️️Upvote faery️ 1 year ago

The title of this article does not go with the posts made. Very misleading

0points

m.w. 1 year ago

Dżdżownica?

0points

Bored Birgit 1 year ago

Did I read " shenanigans" on this list? I really really love this word. No exact german word for it.

0points

Agnes Jekyll 1 year ago

0points

STress 1 year ago

0points

Winter 1 year ago

0points

RedPanda 1 year ago

0points

BluEyedSeoulite 1 year ago

Write it, I'll let you know. If I haven't heard them all, there is a book called Making Out in Korean, it has a whole chapter of insults. It's a series, plenty of ammo lmao

0points