Comments on: Writing Wednesday: 10 Useful Foreign Words with No English Translation https://blog.paperblanks.com/2018/01/writing-wednesday-10-useful-foreign-words-with-no-english-translation/ Expression has no limits. Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:14:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: maneki https://blog.paperblanks.com/2018/01/writing-wednesday-10-useful-foreign-words-with-no-english-translation/#comment-6492083 Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:14:25 +0000 http://blog.paperblanks.com/?p=96533#comment-6492083 In reply to Lys.

Just like schadenfreude (skadeglädje), we have Pechvogel in swedish too, it’s olycksfågel (means literally the same thing as the german word).

On the BBC Radio website there’s an article about swedish words/phrases that might be of interest for those who enjoy foreign words and expressions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5n1pYm2kT5mfwwlgvtxkkHF/12-swedish-phrases-that-are-well-worth-knowing (Don’t miss #11)

]]> By: Paperblanks https://blog.paperblanks.com/2018/01/writing-wednesday-10-useful-foreign-words-with-no-english-translation/#comment-6489703 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:54:03 +0000 http://blog.paperblanks.com/?p=96533#comment-6489703 In reply to Lys.

Hi Lys,

Thanks for sharing with us! You are quite write about the spelling for the 2nd word, and appreciate you catching our typo! We’ve fixed that in the article.

You’re right about the 6th one being similar to melanchol, though we think of this one as being like a specific type of melancholy, where you know the cause of your sadness or pensiveness is a longing for the past.

Sounds like two languages have summed up the “bad luck” personality quite well! We’re always interested in learning more terms like “Pechvogel.”

Cheers,
The Paperblanks Team

]]> By: Lys https://blog.paperblanks.com/2018/01/writing-wednesday-10-useful-foreign-words-with-no-english-translation/#comment-6489453 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:54:18 +0000 http://blog.paperblanks.com/?p=96533#comment-6489453 Interesting article! Some remarks: The 2nd word is written “Kummerspeck” not “Kummerspeak”… The 6th one seems to be a synonym for melancholy? Also, there’s a German word for #10: “Pechvogel” (literally “bad luck bird”).

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