A view of the sea

Words That Don’t Exist in English (But Should)

Komorebi (Japanese) The sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees

Kilig (Tagalog, Philippines) The feeling of butterflies in your stomach when something romantic or cute happens

Fernweh (German) A longing for distant places  the opposite of homesickness

Goya (Urdu) The transporting suspension of disbelief that happens in good storytelling

Tingo (Pascuense, Easter Island) The act of borrowing things from a friend’s house one by one until nothing’s left

Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan, Tierra del Fuego) The look shared by two people who want to initiate something, but are both waiting for the other to start

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