Speech Accent Archive - StumbleUpon. © gillesvidal - photographe - StumbleUpon. Say again? Words that have no translation. Travelling overseas and want to show the locals your know-how?
You might not be able to say 'please pass the cheese' in Danish, but if you can use 'hygge' in a sentence, you're bound to astound. Here are some words that are so enmeshed in their native culture that there's no perfect translation for them outside the original language. Hygge - a very important Danish word to express a sense of warmth and companionship. Or cosiness. - StumbleUpon. Alan Kennedys Color/Language Project - The Idiom List - StumbleUpon.