{"id":13779,"date":"2016-03-09T22:59:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T22:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=13779"},"modified":"2016-03-09T22:59:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T22:59:55","slug":"13-foreign-words-with-no-direct-english-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/13-foreign-words-with-no-direct-english-translation","title":{"rendered":"13 words with no direct English translation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a list of untranslatable words from international people in Cardiff!<\/h2>\n

The English language may be the universal language but as all things, it is finite. There is always a certain feeling, expression, or scenario that an English word can\u2019t quite grasp entirely.<\/p>\n

As Cardiff is a multicultural place, we gathered 13 words from people living in the city who come from different parts of the globe to share with us their favourite word in their language.<\/p>\n

1. Cafun\u00e9 (Portuguese)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"CafunePortuguese\"

2. Wu (Chinese)<\/h3>\n

\"WuChinese\"

3. Dalkas (Greek)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"DalkasGreek\"

4. Kilig\u00a0(Filipino)<\/h3>\n

\"KiligFilipino\"

5. Crogiolarsi (Italian)<\/h3>\n

\"CogiolarsiItalian\"

6. Katro\u00a0(Indonesian)<\/h3>\n

\"KatroIndonesian\"

7. \u00a0Retrouvailles (French)<\/h3>\n

\"RetrouvaillesFrench\"

9. Won (Korean)<\/h3>\n

\"WonKorean\"

10. Sobremesa (Spanish)<\/h3>\n

\"SobremesaSpanish\"

11. Uitwaaien (Dutch)<\/h3>\n

\"UitwaaienDutch\"

12. Viraha (Hindi)<\/h3>\n

\"VirahaHindi\"

13. Pochemuchka (Russian)<\/h3>\n

\"Russian\"

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