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A Series of Untranslatable Words About Love has been uploaded on Vimeo two days ago for CBC Radio Canada podcast entitled, "[Love Me] (http://www.cbc.ca/radio/loveme)". It was adapted from the book "Lost in Translation" by Ella Frances Sanders.
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Here are the most beautiful words that depicted the exact feelings of having butterflies in your stomach or that longing for someone you just lost — all but giving you more understanding (and acceptance) about the complexity of love more than ever
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1. Tartle — the act of hesitating while introducing someone because you have forgotten their name (Scottish)
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2. Tiam — the twinkle in your eye when you first meet someone (Farsi)
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3. Kilig — the feeling of butterflies in your stomach, usually when something romantic or cute takes place (Tagalog)
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4. Mamihlapinatapai — a silent acknowledgment between two people who are both wishing or thinking the same thing, and they're both unwilling to initiate (Yaghan)
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5. Forelsket — the indescribable euphoria as you begin to fall in love (Norwegian)
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6. Ubuntu — essentially meaning, "I find my worth in you, and you find your worth in me" (Ndebele)
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7. Cafuné — the act of tenderly running your fingers to the hair of somebody you love (Brazilian Portuguese)
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8. Nunchi — the subtle, often unnoticed, art of listening; gauging another's mood (Korean)
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9. Razliubit — to fall out of love; a bittersweet feeling (Russian)
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10. Kummerspeck — literally meaning, "Grief Bacon"; the excess weight we gain from emotional over-eating (German)
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11. Saudade — a vague, constant desire for something that does not, and probably cannot, exist; a nostalgic longing for someone loved, and then lost (Portuguese)
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12. Ittuaqtuinnaqtuq — the act of repeatedly looking outside to check if someone, anyone, is coming (Inuktitut)
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13. Wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfections; acceptance of the cycle of life and death (Japanese)
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