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To: jeevacationegmail.com[jeevacation©gmail.com]; jeevacationiagmail.com 'eevacation mail.com From: David Grosof n behalf of David Grosof Sent Thur 11/15/2012 10:23:07 PM Subject Useful List of Words that don't exist in English sI nadecipsl ggd.corn/2012/11/15/10-beautiful-words-about-love-that-dont-exist-in-englisht (I learned #5 as a general life principle from you in one anecdote you told me when I worked at Bear.) Enjoy! d. When people talk about love, they often say phrase like The feeling is indescribable or There aren t the words to express how I feel which actually, if English is your first language couldn t be more accurate. Thankfully, Pamela Haag from Big Think has tracked down 10 words dedicated to love & relationships that don t exist in the standard English language, but are commonly used in others. So now when you re overcome with emotion and don t know what to say here s 10 phrases that are going to help. 1. Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. 2. Yuanfen (Chinese): A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters and affinities, mostly among lovers and friends. 3. CafititO (Brazilian Portuguese): The act of tenderly running your fingers through someone s hair. 4. Retrouvailles (French): The happiness of meeting again after a long time. 5. Hung(' (Bantu): A person who is willing to forgive abuse the first time; tolerate it the second time, but never a third time. 6. La Douleur Exquise (French): The heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can t have. 7. Koi No Yokan (Japanese): The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall into love. S. Ya aburnee(Arabic): You bury me. It s a declaration of one s hope that they 11 die before another person, because of how difficult it would be to live without them. 9. Forelsket: (Norwegian): The euphoria you experience when you re first falling in love. EFTA_R1_00482719 EFTA01990165 10. Saudade (Portuguese): The feeling of longing for someone that you love and is lost. Another linguist describes it as a vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist. David Grosof EFTA_R1_00482720 EFTA01990166