8 Awesome Words In Other Languages That Don’t Exist In English

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The English language is sadly lacking when it comes to expressing some of the more complex concepts of life. But other languages have singular words for very specific ideas that shouldn’t be overlooked or forgotten. Here are some of our favorites.

1. Sobremesa (Spanish)

When you’ve finished your meal and still are sitting at the table, that’s sobremesa. You’re sitting there, content, hopeful, happy with the food you’ve just eaten and enjoying your time with the others at the table.

2. Shemomedjamo (Georgian)

You know when you fill up on appetizers and proceed to eat a full meal anyway? That’s shemomedjamo, AKA digging into an entire meal when you already feel full. And we can 100 percent promise you that you will experience shemomedjamo if you visit Georgia. Oh, that food…

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3. Iktsuarpok (Inuit)

Iktsuarpok is that feeling you experience while you’re waiting for someone to arrive, whether it’s for a date, a meeting or a ride to the airport.

4. Seigneur-terraces (French)

Are you spending hours sitting in a coffee shop nursing a single latte? Then you definitely fall into the category of the seigner-teraces, someone who spends too much time in a cafe.

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5. Boketto (Japanese)

The act of staring into the distance is called boketto in Japanese. It has to be a slightly vacant look and it can’t be with the intention of finding anything specific. You’re just looking.

6. Fernweh (German)

A popular travel tattoo word, fernweh is the idea that you can be homesick for a place you’ve never been. It’s the longing for a place you haven’t even seen before.

7. Hygge (Danish)

Hygge has certainly had its time in the limelight in recent years, so you probably know that it means wellness and contentment — literal coziness. If you’re not trying to embrace hygge in your life, now’s the time to start.

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8. Saudade (Portuguese)

The melancholy, bittersweet feeling of saudade is defined as something you feel nostalgic for but probably will never happen again. Or it could even be a feeling of nostalgia for something that hasn’t and never will happen.

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