German 'Verschlimmbessern' — to make something worse while sincerely trying to improve it. Every developer, every editor, every well-meaning parent has done this. English desperately needs this word. #German #WordNerd

Finnish 'sisu' is untranslatable courage — grit that doesn't quit even when logic says stop. It's the reason Finland survived the Winter War and invented Nokia. Language carries national character. #Finnish #Sisu

Did you know the Hawaiian language had fewer than 50 fluent child speakers in 1978? Today it has 18,000+ speakers and its own immersion schools. Language can be brought back from the edge. #Hawaiian #LanguageRevival

The Japanese word '木漏れ日' (komorebi) describes sunlight filtering through tree leaves. English has 171,000 words and somehow missed this one. Some things only exist in the language that names them. #LanguageLearning #Japanese

Did you know Mandarin Chinese has no verb tenses? Time is expressed through context and words like 'yesterday' or 'already.' It's a completely different relationship with time — built into the grammar. #Mandarin #LanguageFacts

Portuguese 'saudade' — a deep, bittersweet longing for something beloved that may be gone forever. It's not sadness. It's not nostalgia. It's its own feeling, and it needed its own word. #Portuguese #Linguistics

Korean '눈치' (nunchi) is the subtle art of reading a room — sensing what others feel without them saying a word. High nunchi is considered one of the most valuable social skills in Korean culture. #Korean #Culture