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Untranslatable Words

It is astounding to think that there are feelings and moments in life which cannot be described by a specific word or phrase in the English language. Below are mesmerizing words from across the World that have no direct translation or equivalent in English. At

the limitation of one language, begins a new perspective on life and the way others interpret the world around them.

Can you decipher which words below match which definition and country of origin, in order to win a prize? Hand this worksheet to Miss Hinchliffe (F.2.06)
1. 2. 3. Torschlusspanik = .... Pochemuchka = .... Waldeinsamkeit = ....

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5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11.

Iktsuarpok = ....
Pana Poo = .... Komorebi = .... Sobremesa = .... Jayus = .... Geborgenheit = .... Mngata = ....

10. Dpaysement = .... 12. Yaaburnee = .... 13. Tingo = .... 14. Kyoikumama = .... 15. Tartle = ....

A. (German) A feeling of solitude, being alone in the woods and a connectedness to nature. B. (Inuit) A feeling of anticipation that leads you to go outside and check if anyone is coming, and probably also indicates an element of impatience. C. (Japanese) Sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees. D. (Russian) Somebody who asks lots of questions, to the annoyance of others. E. (Spanish) The period of time after a meal when you have conversations with the people you have shared the meal with. F. (Indonesian) A joke so unfunny and told so badly that one cannot help but laugh out loud. G. (Hawaiian) The act of scratching your head in order to help you remember something. H. (French) A feeling that comes from not being in one's home country, of being somewhat displaced from your origin. I. (Swedish) The glimmering, road-like reflection that the moon creates on water. J. (German) A feeling that, when with a certain person or in a certain place, that nothing could ever harm you. K. (Pascuense - Easter Island) The act of taking objects one desires from the house of a friend or neighbor, by gradually borrowing them one by one, until nothing is left. L. (Japanese) A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement. M. (Scottish) - The act of hesitating while introducing someone because youve forgotten their name. N. (German) A panic that onsets when an ageing person believes that they will have fewer opportunities available to them. O. (Arabic) The hope of a person that they will die before their loved one, because life without that person would be unimaginable.