25 handy words that don't exist in English
http://sobadsogood.com/2012/04/29/25...st-in-english/
I like this one 9 Guanxi (Mandarin): in traditional Chinese society, you would build up good guanxi by giving gifts to people, taking them to dinner, or doing them a favor, but you can also use up your gianxi by asking for a favor to be repaid |
Re: 25 handy words that don't exist in English
That's a bit of a silly article. There are 100s if not 1000s of words in any language that are difficult to translate into other langauges and so are as "unique" as those stated in the article
Of the top of my head are some Spanish words/phrases that are hard to translate into English - you need to be inventive depending on the context Que chulo Cutre Pringao Enchufe Duende Pagafantas Capricho Tener ganas Estar nervioso And the other way round, there are an incredible number of ways to describe action in English which you can't do in Spanish, all very difficult to impossible to translate e.g. Twist Trounce Flounce Trundle Slouch Stumble Swagger Amble etc And anything to do with marketing is almost impossible to translate to Spanish e.g. Insight Teenager Focus Group etc And sometimes very easy English concepts become complicated in Spanish e.g. To be Ser/Estar To love Querer/Amar/Encantar |
Re: 25 handy words that don't exist in English
That's a bit of a silly article. There are 100s if not 1000s of words in any language that are difficult to translate into other langauges and so are as "unique" as those stated in the article Just an interesting list which I enjoyed reading. Your list of other words that are difficult to translate between the two specific languages, whilst interesting in themselves, do not detract from the article. In my humble opinion... |
Re: 25 handy words that don't exist in English
I like it, have stolen it and have written a 5 word story.
Mamihlapinatapai, Forelsket, Ilunga, Desenrascanco, Backpfeifengesicht. :) |
Re: 25 handy words that don't exist in English
Originally Posted by steviedeluxe
(Post 10073869)
http://sobadsogood.com/2012/04/29/25...st-in-english/
I like this one I suppose we'd use "building up brownie points" in English? |
Re: 25 handy words that don't exist in English
it would proabably be more fun trying to find words that are not translatable because the language/society has no need for them
believe there are one or two tribes in Borneo and/or S. America that have no concept of Theft because all property is communal, including women. . |
Re: 25 handy words that don't exist in English
It's known as Slang:p
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