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- "Man må ikke glemme hyggen."
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marvincorea
2107
Interesting word. According to the website below, hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people.
http://www.visitdenmark.com/danish-meaning-hygge
mipani
748
The German equivalent is Gemütlichkeit (it is the noun to the adjective gemütlich), while Gemüt means mind or temper. Gemüt sounds a little outdated though, at least to me.
as far as I know the only direct translation of this word is the dutch word 'gezellig', there is no real english translation. they are indeed equivalent to each other. there is words in other language that are sorta close or partly capture the meaning, like the german gemütlich and the english cosy. but it just does not capture the entire concept.