{"id":145365,"date":"2020-04-24T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=145365"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:21:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:21:30","slug":"untranslatable-foreign-language-words-visuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/untranslatable-foreign-language-words-visuals\/","title":{"rendered":"11 beautifully illustrated foreign words that don&#8217;t translate to English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?attachment_id=145382\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=540%2C540&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Untranslatable words from around the world illustrated by Ella Frances Sanders\" class=\"wp-image-145382\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world-illustrated-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Take a look at words from around the world that don&#8217;t have an English equivalent \/ Illustrations by <a href=\"https:\/\/ellafrancessanders.com\/untranslatable-words-from-other-cultures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ella Frances Sanders<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>From Ella Frances Sanders come wonderful illustrations that present untranslatable words from around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These brilliant images are worth sharing not only for World Book Day or International Translation Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The selection you will see below was first published by a writer and illustrator <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ellafrancessanders.com\/untranslatable-words-from-other-cultures\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Frances Sanders<\/a> on Maptia collaborative platform for artists back in 2013 and are still available on her personal blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that there is a word in Urdu which describes the feeling of disbelief that can usually occur through good storytelling? Or a special Japanese word to describe the interplay between sunlight and leaves?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These 11 visuals are worth hanging on a wall. You can buy them in <a href=\"https:\/\/ellafrancessanders.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Ella Sanders&#8217; web store<\/a>. They are available in four sizes, and are printed on warm-toned Hahnem\u00fchle Bamboo 290 gsm paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even better, you should take a look at the book <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/239619\/lost-in-translation-by-ella-frances-sanders\/9781607747109\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lost in Translation<\/em><\/a>, which collect not 11 but over 50 unique, funny and poignant foreign words that have no direct English equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>In this clever and beautifully rendered exploration of the subtleties of communication, you\u2019ll find new ways to express yourself while getting lost in the artistry of imperfect translation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe I&#8217;m pochemuchka, but which of these words are you going to use? My favorites are &#8220;iktsuarpok&#8221; and &#8220;waldeinsamkeit.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11 words with no direct English translation, visualized by Ella Frances Sanders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urdu-Goya-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Urdu Goya - untranslatable words from around the world\" class=\"wp-image-145383\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urdu-Goya-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urdu-Goya-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urdu-Goya-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urdu-Goya-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urdu-Goya-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Urdu-Goya-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goya<\/strong> (Urdu) \u2013 the transporting suspension of disbelief that can occur, often through good storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Swedish-Mangata-words-with-no-direct-English-translation.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Swedish M\u00e5ngata - words with no direct English translation\" class=\"wp-image-145381\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Swedish-Mangata-words-with-no-direct-English-translation.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Swedish-Mangata-words-with-no-direct-English-translation.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Swedish-Mangata-words-with-no-direct-English-translation.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Swedish-Mangata-words-with-no-direct-English-translation.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Swedish-Mangata-words-with-no-direct-English-translation.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Swedish-Mangata-words-with-no-direct-English-translation.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M\u00e5ngata<\/strong> (Swedish) \u2013 the road-like reflection that the moon creates on water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Spanish-Sobremesa-words-untranslatable-to-English-540x354.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spanish Sobremesa - words untranslatable to English\" class=\"wp-image-145380\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Spanish-Sobremesa-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Spanish-Sobremesa-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Spanish-Sobremesa-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Spanish-Sobremesa-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Spanish-Sobremesa-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Spanish-Sobremesa-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sobremesa<\/strong> (Spanish) \u2013 the time spent after lunch or dinner, talking to the people you have shared the meal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Russian-Pochemuchka-beautifully-visualized-words-untranslatable-to-English-540x354.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Russian Pochemuchka - beautifully visualized words untranslatable to English\" class=\"wp-image-145379\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Russian-Pochemuchka-beautifully-visualized-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Russian-Pochemuchka-beautifully-visualized-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Russian-Pochemuchka-beautifully-visualized-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Russian-Pochemuchka-beautifully-visualized-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Russian-Pochemuchka-beautifully-visualized-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Russian-Pochemuchka-beautifully-visualized-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pochemuchka<\/strong> (Russian) \u2013 someone who asks a lot of questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Japanese-Komorebi-words-untranslatable-to-English-visualized-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Japanese Komorebi - words untranslatable to English visualized by Ella Frances Sanders\" class=\"wp-image-145378\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Japanese-Komorebi-words-untranslatable-to-English-visualized-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Japanese-Komorebi-words-untranslatable-to-English-visualized-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Japanese-Komorebi-words-untranslatable-to-English-visualized-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Japanese-Komorebi-words-untranslatable-to-English-visualized-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Japanese-Komorebi-words-untranslatable-to-English-visualized-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Japanese-Komorebi-words-untranslatable-to-English-visualized-by-Ella-Frances-Sanders.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Komorebi<\/strong> (Japanese) \u2013 sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Italian-Culaccino-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-English-540x354.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Italian Culaccino - foreign language words that cant be translated to English\" class=\"wp-image-145377\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Italian-Culaccino-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Italian-Culaccino-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Italian-Culaccino-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Italian-Culaccino-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Italian-Culaccino-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Italian-Culaccino-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-translated-to-English.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Culaccino<\/strong> (Italian) \u2013 the mark left on a table by a cold glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Inuit-Iktsuarpok-foreign-words-untranslatable-to-English-540x354.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Inuit Iktsuarpok - foreign words untranslatable to English\" class=\"wp-image-145376\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Inuit-Iktsuarpok-foreign-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Inuit-Iktsuarpok-foreign-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Inuit-Iktsuarpok-foreign-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Inuit-Iktsuarpok-foreign-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Inuit-Iktsuarpok-foreign-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Inuit-Iktsuarpok-foreign-words-untranslatable-to-English.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iktsuarpok<\/strong> (Inuit) \u2013 a feeling of anticipation that leads you to go outside and check if anyone is coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Indonesian-Jayus-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-directly-translated-to-English-540x354.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indonesian Jayus - foreign language words that cant be directly translated to English\" class=\"wp-image-145375\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Indonesian-Jayus-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-directly-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Indonesian-Jayus-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-directly-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Indonesian-Jayus-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-directly-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Indonesian-Jayus-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-directly-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Indonesian-Jayus-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-directly-translated-to-English.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Indonesian-Jayus-foreign-language-words-that-cant-be-directly-translated-to-English.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jayus<\/strong> (Indonesian) \u2013 a joke told so poorly and that is so unfunny that one can&#8217;t help but laugh out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawaiian-Pana-Poo-words-untranslatable-directly-to-English-540x354.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hawaiian Pana Po\u02bbo - words untranslatable directly to English\" class=\"wp-image-145374\" width=\"540\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawaiian-Pana-Poo-words-untranslatable-directly-to-English.jpg?resize=540%2C354&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawaiian-Pana-Poo-words-untranslatable-directly-to-English.jpg?resize=220%2C144&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawaiian-Pana-Poo-words-untranslatable-directly-to-English.jpg?resize=768%2C503&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawaiian-Pana-Poo-words-untranslatable-directly-to-English.jpg?resize=160%2C105&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawaiian-Pana-Poo-words-untranslatable-directly-to-English.jpg?resize=840%2C551&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Hawaiian-Pana-Poo-words-untranslatable-directly-to-English.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pana Po\u02bbo<\/strong> (Hawaiian) \u2013 the act of scratching your head in order to help you remember something you have forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nmb wp-block-heading\">10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/German-Waldeinsamkeit-untranslatable-words-from-around-the-world.jpg?resize=540%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"German Waldeinsamkeit - 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