Unique words in your language?

[starkey]

Kaka - shit
Haere mai - welcome
Hei konā rā - goodbye

[Catta]

"hyggelig"

Kinda like "gemütlichkeit" but not quite. It is a state of comfort and ease - like the feeling you have when you are with your best of friends or christmas eve.

[Deleted]

wouldnt that just be cozy?

i cant think of any on the top of my head :O

Nah man, doesn't even compare.

[Gothicshark]

As someone in California who speaks English, I can assure you we have regional words which baffle people who are not use to the way Californians actually speak.

ie: 'sup = Which is said with a nod of the head and a squint of the eyes, depending on the tone it can mean several things:

'sup (mild eyebrow wink,left to right head bob): I have weed, want to get high?
'sup (with a grimace looking at the others body): Lets have sex.
'sup (with mild shoulder and hand movement): Hey, what are you doing I'm going to get some beers want to join?

Also combined with 'Yo' which has as many varied meanings, you might hear two Californians have a conversation that looks like this.

Yo'sup (slight shoulder with a double head lift and eyebrow raise): Hello, I see you got the beer, I got fresh God’s Gift.
Dude! (with a quick thumbs up): Hello, I see it's time to get baked.

I hope this helps. We also have many other words and phrases just for ordering fast food, going on a date, driving, outdoor sports and club going.

[Kasierith]

I hope this helps. We also have many other words and phrases just for ordering fast food, going on a date, driving, outdoor sports and club going.

Huh... no wonder things always seem to fly by me with spoken English. Evil, confusing Americans....

[raddry]

Yeah, I did sort of figure it was just popular thinking. Never bothered going through wiki for it though, found "Saudade is a difficult word to translate precisely. It is said to be the only exact equivalent of the Welsh hiraeth and the Cornish hireth." so I guess tęsknota isn't exactly the same.

Tęsknota is simply the feeling of missing someone or something, so unless Saudade means something more than just that, they should be exact translations but I don't know Saudade and upon searching on Wiki it seems to be something more deep or something, didn't bother read the article though

[Palcica]

In Serbia we have "inat".No English translation,it can be described as doing something in spite all rational reasons someone could give you to not do that certain thing.Really interesting word,and usually describes Serbian people entirely.

[Aftonflickan]

I think "saft" (from Swedish) doesn't have an English equivalent... it's a kind of concentrated and sugary fruit juice which is mixed with water :P

[Flagobha]

rumpnisse = a little person with a large butt

[Deleted]

What unique words do you have in your language? Like in Swedish, where we have the most awesome word ever: "lagom", which doesn't have a direct English equalivent but basically means something that is okay, in the middle. Like if something is "lagom" cooked, it means it's okay cooked, it's as cooked as it should be.

So what unique words exist out there?

I think there are other languages with similar words to "lagom", though none of them is in Europe.

There is "smörgåsbord" from Swedish, I think it's entirely unique. It's even used in english as smorgasbord.

There is schadenfreude from German, I think it's pretty unique.

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I think "saft" (from Swedish) doesn't have an English equivalent... it's a kind of concentrated and sugary fruit juice which is mixed with water :P

Lemonade/Soft drink.

Not a direct translation, but describes the same thing.

[Deleted]

Is bugger a unique word? To English.

Bap = Bread Roll

Clunge = vagina

[Mormolyce]

Oh. So many good ones.

Teuchter - Essentially means 'Highlander', but the general idea of it is 'Moron'.

Haha, is that how you spell it? My mother's Scottish, she taught me that one when I was a wee bairn. Ya Heeland teuchter!!!

She also taught me "toerag" (insult), which she said was the little bit of gross loose skin you get when you stub your toe. But apparently it's in reference to beggars using rags as makeshift socks.

Gobshite - someone who speaks nothing but bullshit all the time (gob - mouth and shite - shit) :P

One of my all-time favourite words.

[Deleted]

I guess, Swedish women do enjoy foreign people after all, so could be useful.

Uh huh, in my friend circle none does. :[

[This name sucks]

I don't know if anyone outside of Canada uses "Clicks" as a word for kilometre.

"Its about 100 clicks that way"

[Gothicshark]

I think "saft" (from Swedish) doesn't have an English equivalent... it's a kind of concentrated and sugary fruit juice which is mixed with water :P

Sounds like Drink. See video:

[Xanjori]

Uh huh, in my friend circle none does. :[

Lies, all the Swedish chicks love English guys!

Also my favourite is a Window-licker.

[Poppincaps]

I don't know if anyone outside of Canada uses "Clicks" as a word for kilometre.

"Its about 100 clicks that way"

I know people in the military use that. Although your average American won't say Clicks, because we use miles instead of kilometers.

Since no one wants to say it.... swag and YOLO.

[Gothicshark]

Is bugger a unique word? To English.

Bap = Bread Roll

Clunge = vagina

Bugger is an England English word, in the US we call that Sodomize.

[Evil Inside]

Ba - A bosnian word that no-one can explain the meaning of but at the same time everyone uses it lol.

[Deleted]

I don't know if anyone outside of Canada uses "Clicks" as a word for kilometre.

"Its about 100 clicks that way"

Every anglosphere military uses that. Speaking of Military, heres a few I know.

Tab: Can mean cigarette or long march.
Yomp: Long March.
Oggin: Ocean or Sea.
Wet: Drink, usually a hot drink.
Rupert: Officer.
Full screw: Corporal.
Half Screw: Lance Corporal.
Lance Jack : Lance corporal.
The Badge: Regimental Sergeant Major.
Jankers: Means punishment detail.
Crow: New to the military, this is because new recruits hunch their shoulders when wet and cold, looking like giant crows.
Sprog: Also a new recruit, can also mean baby or child.