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10 Cool Words That Don't Exist in English

eurotalk 10 cool words that don't exist in English Pana po'o (Hawaiian) Scratching your head in order to help you to remember something you've forgotten. Kabelsalat (German) The word for a tangled mess of cables. Literally translates as "Cable-Salad". Gurfa (Arabic) The amount of water you can scoop up with just one hand. Age-tori Japanese) To look worse after a haircut. MagtampisaW (Tagalog) To walk barefoot through a muddy place. Gulseong-gulseong (Korean) Eyes filled with tears, which are about to fall but have not yet run out of the eyes. Zhaghzhagh (Persian) The chattering of teeth from cold or rage. PĂ„legg (Norwegian) Anything that could be put on a slice of bread. Badkruka (Swedish) Someone who is reluctant to get into the water when swimming outside. Chantepleurer (French) Singing and crying at the same time. For more fun language facts, visit our blog. eurotalk.com/blog

10 Cool Words That Don't Exist in English

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Some words don't have an equivalent in the English language. In this infographic, we share untranslatable words from 10 world languages.

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