Chinglish=English+Chinese?

The Chinese language logic is to think about the problems and analyze them, which leads to inefficiency in translation due to the differences between the Western and Chinese cultures in terms of language expression habits. But culture isn’t really the only reason, as Eugene A. Nida, the famous American linguist said in his book “Language, Culture and Translating”: “There are many differences between English and Chinese, and there are great differences in concept, thinking, structure, etc. But from a certain point of view, the biggest difference between English and Chinese is in form and meaning”. These differences are why “Chinglish” exists.
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Yasmin Awaga October 24, 2021 Category Translation

4 Audiovisual Translation Trends: 2021 Edition

The global business landscape and consumer behaviour have been changing at an increasingly rapid pace since 2020. Changing the media content or the way it is displayed to better fit the culture of a certain country or fit a particular region and help reach a global market has existed decades ago, but has particularly boomed ever since COVID-19 made the world rethink how to work and quickly adapt. Check out the top 4 audiovisual translation trends to be considered when outlining and planning your localization or marketing strategies.
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Yasmin Awaga October 19, 2021 Category Translation

How to Check for Bidi Issues: Introduction to The Quality Studio (TQS)

Quality is critical, especially in the language industry, it’s a deal breaker. Linguistic errors can drastically affect the message behind your content. Thus, linguists need to have a reliable quality assurance process that ensures better results.
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Esraa Shafeek November 16, 2020 Category Translation

Most Commonly Used CAT Tools

In the previous article, we talked about the definition, components, and benefits of CAT tools. As mentioned there, CAT tools are important for making translation easier, faster, and more accurate. In 2019, Proz made a survey for full-time professional translators who use CAT tools to check what are the most commonly used ones.
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Esraa Shafeek November 3, 2020 Category Translation

Book Translation & eBook Generation Services

Some publishing houses seek to translate books into other languages and resort to relying on a professional language service provider. Translated books make it easier for more readers to purchase and consume them. However, the book translation process is not that simple. It’s a multi-layered process that needs professional translators in order to be done.
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Esraa Shafeek April 16, 2020 Category Translation

Globalization, Internationalization, Localization and Translation

You may be confused by the terms “Globalization”, “Internationalization”, “Localization” and “Translation” and when to use each of them. These terms can be used by journalists, marketers, product managers or within the language industry.
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Esraa Shafeek March 1, 2020 Category Translation

Voice-over localization: Art needs knowledge

Voice-over is the art of recording voices to present a character, or to convey information to a certain audience, making your material memorable. Due to the big demand on the audiovisual materials around the world, the need arose for recording voices for those materials in different languages, which called Voice-over localization.
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Assem farouk April 2, 2019 Category Translation

Translation Tools Now and Then

The translation process is both technical and creative. The translator needs good tools to concentrate on producing a high-quality translation that meets the client's satisfaction. Translation tools, software, and systems to take care of all technical aspects to allow translator time and reduce effort to focus on translation activity.
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Assem Farouk March 7, 2019 Category Translation

Amazing Facts about Translation Industry

Translators are the mediator between two different languages and cultures. Their mission is to transfer the meaning and culture between people to make them communicate easily. There are a lot of facts about translation and languages but only the following I found interesting to share...
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Zyad Shokry January 10, 2019 Category Translation

Why would you need E-Learning localization?

Benefits of E-Learning Localization involve both business and educational sectors, as E-Learning became the modern way to develop skills and to learn new topics, this why you should consider professional localization services to take the advantages to the edge.
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Assem Farouk January 3, 2019 Category Translation

A Look at Two Rare Languages: Hassaniya and Yiddish

Exploring the culture of rare language speakers can be a challenge. Putting the spotlight on Hassaniya language and Yiddish language can clarify the barriers faced by linguists when trying to provide localization and translation services for rare languages. Here are some important facts to learn about these old and rare languages...
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Nouran Jamal Eddine July 10, 2018 Category Translation

Understanding the Challenges of Translating African Languages

Africa is a continent of high linguistic diversity with over 2,000 African languages. Such variety, along with other aspects, imposes challenges on providing translation and localization services involving African languages, especially the rare ones
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Saudisoft Company June 12, 2018 Category Translation

5 Facts to know About Arabic Language

It's time to think of localizing your products or services into Arabic, as Arabic language becomes a trend language globally and is classified as one of the most important online languages.
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Kholoud Hossam July 25, 2017 Category Translation

Most Common False Positive Issues in Arabic Translation QA Checks

If you are wondering why Arabic translation QA reports always have more false positive errors than Latin languages, check some of these most common issues..
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Basma Emara April 9, 2017 Category Translation

Arabic Marketing translation

Are you targeting a certain country in the Middle East or the Middle East as a region? Here are some tips you have to consider while Localizing your marketing content into Arabic
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Saudisoft Company October 26, 2014 Category Translation

Difference between translator and interpreter

Both interpreters and translators should have a strong cultural knowledge of their languages...learn more about the differences between the interpreter & translator
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Saudisoft Company October 16, 2014 Category Translation

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