Curiosities about Words and Languages

Curiosities about Words and Languages

Introduction to UNTRANSLATABLES.

I've been working on this project for a while now. I want to release it in #bilingual editions as well, #Spanish and #English, etc. And the idea is to show the words that occur in other #languages that don't have a 1:1 equivalent in other languages, for whatever reason. Here I tell you what it's about.

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Curiosities about Words and Languages

Untranslatable Words, Part 3

For the second week of August, I suggest you lose yourself in the cool of a grove, contemplating the Komorebi, perhaps with the Mo Chuisle Mo Chroí of someone you love as background noise. It is a way like any other to immerse yourself in nature and experience Waldeinsamkeit… And if

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Curiosities about Words and Languages

Untranslatable Words, Part 2

I like them all, some because of the meaning, like Gezelligheid, others because of the sound (Murr-Ma), and others because they awaken in me the desire to learn the language (Sgrìob).
Come and Read.

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Curiosities about Words and Languages

Untranslatable Words, Part 1

WIP. First post about these linguistic and cultural gems, beautiful and full of information about the culture, mentality, way of thinking and philosophy of life of the speakers of the language they come from, for those who know where to look. 😉

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