Untranslatables

Kilig

Language: Tagalog

Meaning: The fluttery excitement of romantic attraction.

A single text from him gave her that unmistakable kilig feeling.

Language: Japanese

Meaning: Buying books and not reading them.

His tsundoku habit filled every shelf in the house.

Language: Sanskrit

Meaning: Joy in the happiness of others.

Her friend’s success filled her with pure mudita - no envy, just delight.

Language: Portuguese

Meaning: To shed inhibitions and let loose.

The concert was wild - everyone began to desbundar by the second song.

Language: Norwegian

Meaning: Enjoying a beer outside in the sun.

As spring returned, so did their tradition of weekend utepil.

Language: Persian

Meaning: The chattering of teeth from cold or fear.

As the wind howled outside the tent, all I could hear was the zhaghzhagh of my teeth.