{"id":2090,"date":"2014-04-18T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=2090"},"modified":"2014-04-17T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T16:52:47","slug":"the-13-most-untranslatable-words-voted-by-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/the-13-most-untranslatable-words-voted-by-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The 13 Most Untranslatable Words \u2013 Voted by You!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listen & Learn has had a long-standing obsession with those tricky foreign words that refuse to be translated. So, instead of the usual research one would do to find new ones, we decided to ask redditors<\/a> for their opinions on the most difficult word in their native language to translate into English:<\/p>\n

1. Lagom <\/i>\u2013 Swedish<\/b><\/h2>\n

adjective <\/i>- enough to satisfy you, but not too much.<\/p>\n

\"Lagom.\u00a0A<\/a>

Photo by Tommie Hansen<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

2 & 3. Gezellig <\/i>\u00a0& Beleg<\/i> \u2013 Dutch<\/b><\/h2>\n

adjective <\/i>\u2013 a friendly ambience; a cozy atmosphere<\/p>\n

noun <\/i>\u2013 a bread topping<\/p>\n

\"Gezellig<\/a>

Photo by Austin Kirk<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

4. Sijuiak<\/i> \u2013 Bidayuh<\/b><\/h2>\n

adjective<\/i> \u2013 the feeling that describes not feeling like eating anymore, even though you are not quite full yet<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

Photo by Dennis Wong<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

5. D\u00e9paysement<\/i>\u00a0 - French<\/b><\/h2>\n

noun<\/i> \u2013 a change of scenery<\/p>\n

adjective<\/i> \u2013 the feeling that is accompanied with this change of scenery\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n

\"D\u00e9paysement:<\/a>

Photo by Ignacio Sanz<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

6. Lummert<\/i> \u2013 Norwegian<\/b><\/h2>\n

adjective <\/i>\u2013 the feeling that a storm is brewing<\/p>\n

\"Lummert<\/a>

photo by Saperaud<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

7. Goesting <\/i>- Flemish <\/b><\/h2>\n

adjective <\/i>\u2013 a want, or need for something<\/p>\n

\"<\/a>

Photo by Wolfgang Staudt<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

8. Attp\u00e5klatt\u00a0<\/i>- Norwegian<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u00a0noun <\/i>\u2013 a much younger sibling<\/p>\n

\"Norwegians<\/a>

photo by Jonathan Kos-Read<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

9. Jayus<\/i> \u2013 Indonesian<\/b><\/h2>\n

noun \u00ad<\/i>\u2013 a poorly told joke that still manages to be funny, however, only because it\u2019s so bad<\/p>\n

\""Jayus",<\/a>

photo by Christopher Cannon<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

10. Schadenfreude<\/i> \u2013 German<\/b><\/h2>\n

noun<\/i> \u2013 a feeling of pleasure at another\u2019s misfortune<\/p>\n

\"Schadenfreude\u00a0is<\/a>

photo by Andrew Imanaka<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

11. Yakamoz<\/i> \u2013 Turkish<\/b><\/h2>\n

noun <\/i>\u2013 the reflection of moonlight on the water<\/p>\n

\"From<\/a>

photo by Serge<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

12.\u00a0 L\u2019tzantek <\/i>\u2013 Hebrew<\/b><\/h2>\n

verb<\/i> \u2013 the act of giving someone a \u2018missed call\u2019 in order for them to know to call you back<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

photo by NutellaStellaAmelia<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

13. \u00a0Gjennomslagskraft<\/i> \u2013 Norwegian<\/b><\/h2>\n

adjective<\/i> \u2013 having the willpower or force to push through an obstacle, or get a message across<\/p>\n

\"Gjennomslagkraft<\/a>

photo by theaucitron<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

It would seem that Norway wins the award for the country with the trickiest untranslatable words! If you\u2019d like to learn more about the language, send us an enquiry, or test your current Norwegian level<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Do you have any quirky words from your own language you\u2019d like to see added to the list? Send them to us in the comments section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Listen & Learn has had a long-standing obsession with those tricky foreign words that refuse to be translated. So, instead of the usual research one would do to find new ones, we decided to ask redditors for their opinions on the most difficult word in their native language to translate into English: 1. Lagom \u2013(\u2026)<\/p>\n

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