Sometimes ‘I Love You’ just doesn’t cut it. Here’s a collection of untranslatable words, gathered from around the world, that may help voice your heart’s desire when the English language can’t.
Often, when trying to express some deep emotion, words aren't enough. When we find ourselves in these situations, when our incomprehensible longing or deep despair become too much to bottle up, we sigh, scream, and often cry. Because any word used is insufficient.
For the English language, "love" is one of those words.
“The Language of Love is a collection of clever illustrations that define specific romantic words and idiomatic expressions from around the world, each of which are expressed in such a unique way that they have no direct English translation" (via).
Disney called this "Twitter-pated" which I actually like better.
I think we call this "petting," which is FULLY incomplete . . . and a bit wrong sounding.
For an expat, this is perfect.
(sigh). Or as my students would say I say, "Hm."
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