We’ve all had them—those moments when we wish there was a word for something we’re trying to express. But the words are elusive. Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World is here to help those of us who care deeply about nouns, adjectives, and verbs.
Ella Frances Sanders has created this book of “fifty words that don’t have direct English translation.” Each word is paired with a beautifully rendered illustration.
Welsh: a noun for a kind of homesickness that the Welsh feel for the Wales of the past
and is tinged with a healthy does of sadness and longing.
Japanese: a noun, something wonderfully evocative and uniquely magical about sunlight filtered through green foliage.
Swedish: a noun, your heart knows that it’s going on a journey and you cannot sit still as a result.
And there’s more: Kilig, Samar, Waldeinsamkeit, Iktsuarpok…
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