Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app
Continue in app Continue in browser

BoredPanda Add post form topAdd Post Search
Tooltip close

The Bored Panda iOS app is live! Fight boredom with iPhones and iPads here.

30 Words From Other Languages That Have No English Equivalent

Imagine immersing ourselves fully in the experience and expressing our thoughts with words that may not even exist in the English dictionary.

Imagine immersing ourselves fully in the experience and expressing our thoughts with words that may not even exist in the English dictionary.

Untranslatable Words Illustrated Using Everyday Stuff

My name is Jolita Vaitkute and I'm an artist and lecturer who implements ideas by making installations, illustrations and performances. “Untranslatable Words” is a project illustrating words of several languages which are impossible to translate.

My name is Jolita Vaitkute and I'm an artist and lecturer who implements ideas by making installations, illustrations and performances. “Untranslatable Words” is a project illustrating words of several languages which are...

29 Untranslatable Love Words From Around The World

Illustrator Emma Block has created these beautiful depictions of "untranslatable words", in collaboration with Vashi.com. The illustrations depict feelings that anyone who has been in love will know only too well – but for which we have no words in the English...

Illustrator Emma Block has created these beautiful depictions of "untranslatable words", in collaboration with Vashi.com. The illustrations depict feelings that anyone who has been in love will know only too well –...

11 Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures

These are the illustrations of 11 untranslatable words from other cultures which have a precise and profound meaning.

These are the illustrations of 11 untranslatable words from other cultures which have a precise and profound meaning.

14 Untranslatable Words Turned Into Charming Illustrations

The English language contains one million, twenty five thousand, one hundred and nine words. Even so, there are certain words that don't exist in our language but do in others, used to describe certain feelings and situations. UK-based artist Marija Tiurina...

The English language contains one million, twenty five thousand, one hundred and nine words. Even so, there are certain words that don't exist in our language but do in others, used...

Untranslatable Words Around The World With Slivers Of Gifs

Wordstuck is a collection of different interesting words, mostly from other languages that do not have direct English translation and are illustrated with gifs.

Wordstuck is a collection of different interesting words, mostly from other languages that do not have direct English translation and are illustrated with gifs.

30 Untranslatable Words From Other Languages Illustrated By Anjana Iyer

When something is “lost in translation,” it could have been due to a simple mistake or due to the fact that one language was not quite able to capture the essence of a word's meaning in another language. This conflict is...

When something is “lost in translation,” it could have been due to a simple mistake or due to the fact that one language was not quite able to capture the essence...