So I was on Buzzfeed, procrastinating as usual and I came across this post called "Lost In Translation". It was about words that can't be translated into English but are often the exact words you need to describe a feeling, So I thought I'd share a few of my favourites here:
Komorebi (Japanese):
The scattered, dappled light effect that happens when sunlight shines through trees.
Karelu:
The mark left on the skin by wearing something tight.
Commuovere( Italian):
To be moved, sometimes to affectionate tears often by a book or story.
Kabelsalat (German):
A mess of tangled cables.
Mamihlapinatapai:
A silent shared understanding and acknowledgement between two people (normally through a meaningful look) who are wishing and thinking the same think but are both reluctant to initiate.
Razliubit:
To fall out of love.
Mangata:
The road like reflection of the moon in water.
Akihi:
Going Akihi means to listen to directions and then walk off completely forgetting them.
Pisan Zapra:
The time it takes to eat a banana.
Kilig:
Sudden feeling of joy, normally when something romantic occurs, feeling of butterflies in the stomach.
Fernweh:
Being homesick for somewhere you've never been.
Tingo:
To gradually steal all the possessions from a neighbours house by"borrowing " them and not returning.
So there you go.
