Likely Trends for the Translation Industry in 2020

2019 is nearly over and the translation industry is facing similar predictions to those proposed for the beginning of 2019. The continued rise of machine translation and post-editing Machine translations have started to have more of an effect on the translation sector in recent years. The key reason for this recently is the initiation of […]
Deepfake Videos Explained

Deepfake software offers people the chance to manipulate videos using skills that make the results look real. Basically, deepfake technology may be used so that people appear to undertake things that they in fact actually have not done. Examples of deepfake videos If you would like to view a deepfake video you only need to […]
Businesses Should Benefit From Multilingual Content Writing

Writing pages for a website that are filled with written content wasn’t expected to last that long. It seems that the reverse has happened and content writing has increased in importance and helps to increase the ranking of websites on search engines. Furthermore, if you want your business to succeed internationally, your written content has […]
Things to Know About Your Southeast Asian Customers

South-East Asia is becoming a new emerging target for many international businesses looking to expand. It’s a diverse region, much more so than Europe, North or South America, for example, and it pays to get some sort of handle on who lives in South East Asia and what are the trends can have an impact […]
Is There a Limit to the Number of Languages You Can Learn?

There are some common denominators around language learning. Firstly, it’s far easier for learning languages when you are young. Secondly, people learn languages primarily because they are motivated to do so. How many languages can you learn at any one time? There are unsubstantiated records of some exceptional people who have been able to speak […]
The French Language Around the World

French is often called the love language. Because of its close association with Paris, it creates the image of a romantic cobblestone narrow alley lit up with the softly glowing iconic Parisian street lighting. French does, of course, originate from France, but it has spread throughout the world, and today there are several French variations […]
The Indonesian Language is Easy to Learn

The Global Reach of Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia, or Bahasa Melayu, usually just called Bahasa, has 200 million speakers throughout the world which makes it one of the ten most spoken global languages. Its speakers live in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand, and the Philippines Sulu archipelago. It has a useful characteristic and […]
Translation: Data Into Stories and Actions

Most people understand that translation is all about converting one language into another. However, with IT so much a part of everyday living these days, there is a new type of translation around. This involves translating data into stories and action. It’s only an extension of more orthodox translation, except that data is treated as […]
Translation Apps for Mobile Devices

We don’t always have time to learn a new language, especially if we are going to visit a new country for just a few days or weeks. You can take phrasebooks and dictionaries with you, of course, which helps, but now there are much better aids to comprehending another language. As long as you have […]
The Top 8 Challenges for a Japanese Translation

Japanese has been labelled as one of the world’s most difficult languages. This makes it difficult to translate anything accurately by a Japanese NAATI translator. It has 3 character groups and is not related in any way to other languages. Because of its complexity, Japanese requires full attention to be put into detail in order […]