16 Fantastic Words That Can't Be Translated Into English
BuzzFeed - Latest 2014-09-17
Summary:
The beautifully illustrated book Lost in Translation showcases a collection of words you never knew you needed before.
In 2013, English artist Ella Frances Sanders was working as an intern for Maptia when she wrote and illustrated a post on untranslatable words.
It was "a casual blog post on a Wednesday," she told BuzzFeed in a delightful intercontinental phone call. The then-19-year-old never expected how massively popular it would become; after the post was picked up by The Huffington Post, it was circulated to over 2.5 million readers all around the internet.
Ella Frances Sanders
"The numbers didn't really mean much to me!" she said, laughing, but when her future editor tweeted at her about a possible book deal, Lost in Translation was born.
Ella Frances Sanders
Ella Frances Sanders
Ella chose to defer her place at university in order to focus on the book.
It took her about three months to finish the 50+ illustrations.
Ella Frances Sanders