Words unique to each Language (that I speak)
Filipino
Kilig, Gigil, Tampo, Lambing
each of these words succinctly describe a feeling we get towards someone we love.
Kilig is a feeling of flattery, blushing, and a tiny bit of horny all together.
Gigil is what you feel when you pinch, hug, kiss someone for their cuteness.
Tampo is when someone you love disappointed you and you just wanna murk for a while to regain their affection.
And lambing is the reverse of tampo, wooing someone or just being loving again.
Gets? Game? Joke! Congrats! OA! Feeling!
these are actually English words turned into expressions that if you use outside the Philippines you might not be understood.
Gets? is a short way of saying ‘Did you get it?’
Game? is a way of asking ‘Are you ready?’
Joke! is a way of saying ‘Just kidding!’
And Congrats! is shortened Congratulations!
Weh? Sanaol! Edi wow! Kaw na! Dasurv!
These are expressions you would say to someone to congratulate them for something they’ve done or received, but it also rings a bit of jealousy, thinking they don’t really deserve it or thinking it’s unfair.
Chos! Charot! Chika!
these are simply “just kidding!” but they just sound more funny somehow
Bahala na! Pwede na yan! Ganyan talaga!
these are expressions that kinda say something about how easy we give up, we’re content, and we accept our realities even when things can definitely be improved.
Pakla, pasma, pata, ngilo, lagkit
Ulam, kamayan, papak, salu-salo, handaan, blowout
Pakipot, marupok, MU
Brownout, CR, xerox, debut, traffic, tasty, live in
Balikbayan
Japanese
Otsukaresama!
Itadakimasu!
Itte kimasu! Okaerinasai!
Shoganai!
Yabai!
Hanami, Hanabi, Illumination
HouRenSou
Raku, Benri, Mendoukusai
Kawaii, Kirei
Teishoku, Bento
Deutsch
Fernweh, Wanderlust
Feierabend
Ausbildung
Autobahn
Elternzeit, Elterngeld
Weihnachsmarkt, Biergarten, Volksfest
Gemütlichkeit
Mittelstand
Abendbrot, Warmessen
All different words for beers, breads, cheeses, sausages
English
(while these words are likely not unique to English, I found them fascinating learning them at first because similar words did not exist in Filipino)
Assumption, Hypothesis, Algorithm, Framework, Empirical, Critical thinking, Common sense
words that helped me approach problem solving
Scale, Abstraction, Iteration, Recursive, Optimization, Stabilization, Simulation, Correlation, Interpolation, Derive/Integrate
words that gave me new ways of conceptualizing
Passive income, monetization, financial freedom, entrepreneurship, branding, stock investment
words that helped me understand how money, business, and economics work
Legacy, Fulfillment, Genre, Trends, Relatability, Individuality, Perspective, Cognitive Dissonance
words that helped me understand how art, culture, and psychology work
Liberalism, Activism, Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability, Worldview
words that helped me understand how society, politics, big philosophy work
Clickbait, Doomscroll, Memability, AI slop, On-demand, Influencer, Binging, Prompting
words that describe how we interact with technology today
