They say the languages we speak determine the way we think. Languages reflect the speakers' cultural and historical heritage. Therefore, the more languages we speak, the richer our knowledge is about the world!

Have you ever come across a word in a foreign language that doesn't have an equivalent in your mother tongue? Or have you ever wondered how to say a word in a foreign language just to find out it doesn't have a direct translation? Leave a comment and share it with the others!

For example, I love the English word "ajar". It describes a door/window which is only slightly open and it does not exist in my language (Hungarian).

On the other hand, my favourite Hungarian word is "madárlátta". Literally translating to "has been seen by a bird" (madár = bird, látta = he/she/it has seen), we usually use this adjective to describe food that someone took with her- or himself on a journey but brought it back instead of eating it. Like a sandwich that you take on a day trip and end up taking back home. While this word is rarely used in real life and appears mainly in fairy tales, we all know its meaning and never question its existence 😁

Can you give some examples of other very rare or very specific words? Let's see how many we can collect here :)