Language and the Relationship Between Time and Time

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In certain asian languages, like corean, there are different speech levels that you use depending on who you're talking to. Language is almost like a filter on what you pay attention to in society. There's this other example of spatial awareness, where certain australian languages focus on spatial orientation. And i just think it's a fascinating question for people to ask themselves, how has the language that i learned impacted the way that i think and interact with the world?

Language is one of the most powerful tools that humans have accessible to them.

Don't believe us? Consider the fact that someone could walk up to you and say something that could immediately change your mental state.

Nothing around you has changed, other than the words echoed through the air.

In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the power of words and how language can shape the way we think. They use untranslatable words to convey these concepts and share how language has been shown to impact anything from our impression of time, space, or even emotional regularity.

If you're interested in digging into this more, Steph has built a directory of untranslatable words (Eunoia, which itself is an untranslatable word) and has written an article about the topic here. Send us a message with your favorite "untranslatables"!

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