What's happening?

Sandra was sad. Her dad had cooked mashed potatoes again! There must be a word to show how she was feeling.

English did not have one, but what about TagalogA language spoken in the Philippines.? Ah, yes! "Umay": "The feeling of having had too much of the same food over and over again."

An American dictionaryA book with a big list of words and their meanings. company is looking for examplesA thing that shows what something is like. of words that cannot be said in English. Here are some of the best:

Tsonduku: A Japanese word meaning to buy new books even when you have lots you have not read yet.

Iktsuarpok: A InuitGroups of indigenous peoples living in the Arctic and subarctic regions. word for the exciting but nervousWorried or anxious about something that is about to happen. feeling you get when someone is about to arrive.

What's happening?

Verschlimmbessern: A German word for when you try to make things better but end up making them worse.

There are some old English words too, that most people have forgotten. One is "mumpsimus", or a person who keeps saying they are right, even when it is clear they are wrong.

Yes! We cannot feel something unless we already have a word to describeSay what something is like. it.

No: The reason we like to find new words that do not exist in English is they describe things we feel but have never been able to say.