An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World
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Here are a few you should add to your personal dictionaries:
gezellig...a positive warm emotion, connoting time spent with loved ones...
meraki...pouring yourself wholeheartedly into something...
fika...gathering to talk and take a break from everyday routines, usually drinking coffee...
hiraeth...a homesickness for somewhere you cannot return to...
ubuntu...”I am what I am because of who we all are”...
luftmensch...a person who is a dreamer...
and, of course...
wabi-sabi...finding beauty in inperfection