Gemütlichkeit. Unterwegs. Mahlzeit! These words have been creeping into my English since moving to Austria. Before, if someone were to ask “How was your lunch with so-and-so?” I could reply, “Delicious.” or “Lots of fun” or “A little boring.” But after living in Austria for a while I realized that lunch can also be quite simply gemütlich. Gemütlichkeit feels cozy, comfortable, relaxing, and familiar, yet none of these words is a direct synonym. I will never look at a lunch date the same way again!
That’s why I absolutely love these beautiful illustrations of words with no English equivalent. Utepils might be my favorite – what about you?
These are beautiful! I love Aware. I wish they’d done Saudade (portuguese) – a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves.
But now I am left wondering what gemütlich means…