Common Problems of English to Indonesian Translation

Introduction Indonesian, or Bahasa Indonesia, is the official language of Indonesia, a nation of 250 million people. It is an Austronesian language based on the Malay language spoken in the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, and Borneo and remains not only the only official language in Indonesia but the lingua franca of a culturally and geographically diverse […]
Benefits of Learning Spanish

It’s one of the best languages to learn for traveling! In 2016, there were 437 million people who spoke Spanish around the world. That’s in fact 17 percent of the entire world’s population. Also, Spanish is the official language or national language of twenty-one countries. In North and South America, 418 million people speak Spanish; […]
What’s the Difference Between Language and Dialect?

Introduction Once upon a time, people rarely traveled, or at least never traveled as much as they do today (speaking of pre-Covid times of course!) Communities were separated from other communities for much of the time and over long periods of time the way they spoke to each other, and their language changed slowly. The […]
Why Understanding a Culture helps to Unlock a Language

Is it really possible to become fluent in a language without having a basic understanding of its culture? Some people say you can communicate quite accurately without considering the cultural context of the words, phrases, and sentences while others say you are missing out on the truth of a language if you don’t have some […]
5 Important Things You Should Know About Māori Translation

Lots of people have heard of Māori often in relation to the rugby team known as the All Blacks. In New Zealand, Māori has a vibrant culture and there is an eagerness to keep the Maori language alive. The haka is a well know welcoming ceremony used throughout New Zealand when events of various types take place. […]
Translating Bahasa Indonesia for Official Purposes

Indonesia: A Nation of Islands and Linguistic Diversity Indonesia is not one single landmass but is made up of 17,508 separate islands, of which just 6,000 are inhabited. It is in the heart of the tropics where not only humans seek out an existence but so do a variety of exotic wild animals that cannot […]
What Didn’t You Know About Turkish Language Translation?
The Turkish language is not a new language. Turks have crossed over borders dating back to the era of Ottoman rule, making moves into countries nearby such as present day Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia and Syria with their variety of native languages and as far away as Egypt and Sudan, where the Arabic languages had steadfastly […]
Facts Every Translation Client Should Know About
If you are intending on paying for a translator to translate your document, there are a number of things you should know before you take the plunge. 1. A professional translator is not as fast as a machine translator, so if you have a long document you would like translated, expect to see between 2,500 […]