Some "untranslatable" words aren't real
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The internet loves “untranslatable” words: hygge, saudade, lagom, mamihlapinatapai, and plenty more. But do these words really mean what the listicles say they mean? Are they even real?
In this video, let's fact-check some of the world’s most famous supposedly untranslatable words, from Swedish and German to Malay, Dutch, Yaghan, French, Swahili and beyond.
Some turn out to be genuine linguistic gems; others are exaggerations, misunderstandings, or outright nonsense. Join me as we separate the beautiful from the bogus in another RobWords.
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The internet loves “untranslatable” words: hygge, saudade, lagom, mamihlapinatapai, and plenty more. But do these words really mean what the listicles say they mean? Are they even real?
In this video, let's fact-check some of the world’s most famous supposedly untranslatable words, from Swedish and German to Malay, Dutch, Yaghan, French, Swahili and beyond.
Some turn out to be genuine linguistic gems; others are exaggerations, misunderstandings, or outright nonsense. Join me as we separate the beautiful from the bogus in another RobWords.
??????? ROBWORDS LIVE AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE ???????
6th-16th August, 2026 @ 8.10pm
Tickets here: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/robwords-live
?COOL TSHIRTS: https://robwords.com/shop
⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: https://patreon.com/robwords
?FREE NEWSLETTER: https://www.robwords.com/newsletter
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok:
https://robwords.com
https://x.com/robwordsYT
https://tiktok.com/@robwords
RobWords
Language facts and etymology fun.
This is a channel for lovers and learners of English. It'll tell you where the words we use come from and why we say the things we say.
As a newsreader on the TV and radio in the UK and Germany, I've built up an underst...