Untranslateable Words Bingo Card 4-1-22

[ysabetwordsmith]

Here is my card for the Untranslatable Words Bingo Fest over on allbingo from April 1-31. It explores concepts that have a word in only one language, and therefore don't translate well into others. (See all my 2022 bingo cards.)

If you'd like to sponsor a particular square, especially if you have an idea for what character, series, or situation it would fit -- talk to me and we'll work something out. I've had a few requests for this and the results have been awesome so far. This is a good opportunity for those of you with favorites that don't always mesh well with the themes of my monthly projects. I may still post some of the fills for free, because I'm using this to attract new readers; but if it brings in money, that means I can do more of it. That's part of why I'm crossing some of the bingo prompts with other projects, such as the Poetry Fishbowl.

Underlined prompts have been filled.


UNTRANSLATEABLE WORDS

Hyppytyynytyydytys (Finnish): The pleasure and satisfaction derived from sitting or bouncing on a bouncy cushion	Murr-ma (Wagiman): Feeling around the water with your feet to find something	Boghz (Persian): A knot in the throat	Shemomedjamo (Georgian): "I accidentally ate the whole thing"	Yoko meshi (Japanese): Used to convey the particular stress induced while speaking a foreign language; the literal meaning is "a meal eaten sideways"
Nepakartojama (Lithuanian): Literally “unable to repeat;” this is a never-to-be-repeated perfect situation	Aspaldiko (Basque): The euphoria and happiness felt when catching up with someone you haven’t seen in a long time	Jijivisha (Hindi): An intense desire to live life to the fullest	Koi no yokan (Japanese): The feeling of excitement you get when you first meet someone and know that you will eventually fall in love with them	Psithurism (Greek): The rustling sound of leaves in the wind
Razliubliu (Russian): the acknowledgment that you love someone in the moment but may not tomorrow	Arigata-meiwaku (Japanese): "unwelcome kindness"	WILD CARD	Qarrtsiluni (Inuit): Sitting together in the darkness waiting for something to happen or to burst forth	Ré nao (Mandarin): A place with a fun and entertaining vibe where you just want to be
Ilacir (Yupik): To refrain from acting hoping others will act on your behalf	Sprezzatura (Italian): a certain nonchalance so as to conceal all art or effort	Tárvotur (Icelandic): Wet with tears	Flâneur (French): Someone who enjoys walking the streets and taking in and appreciating the beauty of what’s around them	Estrenar (Spanish): the first time you do or use something for the first time
Ciğerpare (Turkish): someone that you love as much as your own body	Gluggaveður (Icelandic): When the weather looks pleasant from your window but is actually really cold	Zapoi (Russian): being drunk for several continuous days	Filotimo (Greek): a person who understands the responsibility to themselves being to always do the right thing and with honour	Vedriti (Slovenian): To shelter from the rain either literally or metaphorically

Comments

[acelightning73]

I've experienced "yoko meshi", and I enjoyed it. When my husband and our son went to Canada, we flew to Montreal and rented a car and drove out along the St. Lawrence river, to the Gaspe Peninsula. The further east we got, the less English was spoken. I knew a little bit of French, my menfolk knew none. I found it exciting to have to communicate in a language I barely knew - it felt like aerobics for my brain. (A few neophobes of my acquaintance have gotten very alarmed when I describe this experience.)

[(Anonymous)]

Communicating across language barriers is a good way to buffer my intellect-and-otherness. Plus, I get to have interesting conversations!

[acelightning73]

We were going to the Gaspe so I could see the Northern Lights. Alas, the whole time we were in Canada, it was overcast and raining.

I taught my son and husband some French expressions - "ou est les toilettes?" (where are the bathrooms?) "un hamburger avec plus de cornichones" (a hamburger with extra pickles) and "sept litres de petrol, sil vous plais" (seven liters of petrol, if you please) and "parles-vous Anglaise?" (do you speak English?) To which my teenage son promtly added "Voules-vous couchez avec moi cest soir?" (which he never got to use, of course).

[(Anonymous)]

LOL!

To be fair, polite foreign guys are often more interesting than rude local ones.

I find 'Please,' 'Thank you,' 'May I...?,' 'I'm sorry,' and 'I do not wish to offend you' are a good start for polite interactions. And not exclusively for amorous ones either.

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

In Mexico, speaking even a little Spanish made prices drop by a third to half.

In Georgia, I habitually repeated what I figured was "good morning" in Georgian, and next thing I knew all the Georgians were plastered around me and the Russian tour guide was throwing a tantrum.

Languages matter.

Re: Yes ...

[(Anonymous)]

I can tell that people appreciate my trying to use their languages even when we are operating in a mostly-my-language environment (and when my grammer/pronunciation is way off).

And people liking/appreciating you makes life much more pleasant/convenient.

There's a reason one of the very first words I learn in the local tongue when traveling is 'thank you.'

There's also the time I managed to give a warning about something in a language I don't really speak...but that's another story!

[shipperslist]

...okay, I'm Finnish and that is a completely new word for me. :D

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I love turning people on to new words.

Also I love knowing people from far-flung places.

[thewayne]

Man, that fourth column is a good one for me!

I did Shemomedjamo Wednesday or Thursday night, polished off a carton of Baskin Robbins mint chocolate chip, start to finish. Love that stuff and make it a point to not buy it often!

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

One reason I love mochi is because it comes in quantum portions, not a carton of mass ice cream. Of course, I also like mass ice cream, but mochi is just so convenient.

Re: Yes ...

[thewayne]

Our local Albertsons sells individually-packaged mochi, they used to have it in the bakery section.  I love mochi!  For whatever reason, they moved it up next to the self-checkout registers.  And I don't know what happened, but I think their turnover dropped dramatically as now all the mochi have really dry 'cakes'.  And the last time I bought one, their selection was miserable!  The freezer normally has six or eight baskets, there was only one that had stock and it was almost empty.  Supply chain issues, or restock neglect?  I don't know.  They sell boxes of mochi in the dessert aisle, we haven't bought those yet.  My wife occasionally gets them at the local Asian market.