30 untranslatable illustrations

THE BEAUTY OF UNTRANSLATABLE WORDS is in their ability to capture the feelings and actions we don’t know how to put into words. Here, Anjana Iyer has illustrated 30 of them beautifully.




1

Pochemuchka (Russian)






2

Fernweh (German)






3

Aware (Japanese)






Intermission


202
The 20 coolest towns in the US
by Matador Team



372
What bartenders actually think of your drink order
by Lisa Millar-Jones



5
How to become a Spaniard in 20 easy steps
by Ana Bulnes













4

Komorebi (Japanese)






5

Tingo (Pascuense)






6

Gökotta (Swedish)






7

Bakku-shan (Japanese)






8

Backpfeifengesicht (German)






9

Tsundoku (Japanese)






Intermission


372
What bartenders actually think of your drink order
by Lisa Millar-Jones



139
The 22 craziest party hostels around the world
by Matt Kepnes



7
10 German words we should all be using
by Morgane Croissant













10

Shlimazl (Yiddish)






11

Hanyauku (Rukwangali)






12

Waldeinsamkeit (German)






13

Rire dans sa barbe (French)






14

Gattara (Italian)






15

Prozvonit (Czech)






Intermission


139
The 22 craziest party hostels around the world
by Matt Kepnes



501
9 American habits I lost when I moved to Germany
by Vanessa Van Doren



1
The 18 funniest Chinese expressions (and how to use them)
by Jocelyn Eikenburg













16

Friolero (Spanish)






17

Iktsuarpok (Inuit)






18

Papakata (Cook Islands Maori)






19

Schilderwald (German)






20

Utepils (Norwegian)






21

Age-otori (Japanese)






22

Ilunga (Tshiluba)






23

Kyoikumama (Japanese)






24

Culaccino (Italian)






25

Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan)






26

Chai-Pani (Hindi)






27

Won (Korean)






28

Schadenfreude (German)






29

Wabi-Sabi (Japanese)






30

Tokka (Finnish)

Illustrations by Anjana Iyer.