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Mother-tongue translator Ensure your translator is translating into their mother-tongue. If you require an English document translated into French, your translator should be a native French speaker. In-country linguist Over-and-above being a native speaker of the respective locale, your linguist should also be based in that locale. This will ensure your terminology’s up-to-date and grammar[…]
If you’re trading internationally, or in a multilingual market (like South Africa), you need translation services. Building a long-term partnership with a professional agency is the best way to avoid pitfalls and get the edge on competitors. Here are five reasons why: We’ve done this before You’ll benefit from experienced language professionals who’ve worked with[…]
Looking for more business worldwide? This is a start. As per our previous blog, English is up there but is not the most spoken language in the world. If you’re only communicating in English, you’re missing out on communicating with the rest of the world . As you are about to see, that’s a lot[…]
There is often a confusion surrounding a sworn translation versus a certified translation. Google offers the following definition: sworn translation A sworn translation is a translation officially signed and stamped by a sworn translator and accompanied by the translator’s statement testifying to the truthfulness of the translation. To clarify, sworn translators produce sworn translations. Informally,[…]
We’re often asked why we recommend proofreading. Surely the lead linguist will proofread their own work? Won’t translations be good enough on the first round? Translation is not a science. Neither is it an art. It’s both. Good translation is as true to the original as possible, in form, tone, terminology and finish. If ten[…]
English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It’s the preferred language of business globally. But it’s far from the most spoken language on the planet. That is Mandarin Chinese, followed by Hindi, Spanish, English, Arabic and Portuguese. Your website is a home for your brand online. See it as your[…]
The key to this puzzle is an effective Glossary, which doubles as a living list of accurately translated keywords according to how and what your target market is searching for in their language of choice. It is not a straight translation of your English keywords. That’s like hoping French people search the same way as[…]
Translation memory, or TM, is a database of “segments”, which can be sentences, paragraphs or sentence-like units (headings, titles or elements in a list) that have previously been translated. It exists to to aid human translators, and to save you time and money. Imagine a scenario: You’ve translated all your content and distribute it to[…]
Is your business getting as much international attention as it should be? Most business is conducted in English. It’s the international language of business and is the most accessible language worldwide. Yet, if that is the case, why are you not getting more international business from traditionally non-English-speaking countries? Nelson Mandela said:“If you talk to[…]
Translation seems simple. Take this content, and express it in another language. Yet translation quality is forever questioned, as it is both a science and an art and can’t be judged on one opinion alone. Which brings us to the question, what is a good translation? We consider a good translation as one that is[…]