Whilst pretty much everyone knows what translation is, a lot of people aren’t very clear on exactly what it is translators do, and where they do it. They’ve got a mental image of people typing away in UN offices somewhere, but beyond that, they’re not certain where, how and for whom translators actually work. If […]
Different needs, different services
When looking for a language service provider, it is useful to know some terminology in order to state your requirements and expectations clearly. This will save you time and money. So here are some terms you might want to get familiar with before contacting a language service provider. Translation: If you have written texts in […]
Brazilian Portuguese: what’s the difference after all?
One of the most common misconceptions about languages is concerning language variants. American and British English, European and Latin American Spanish are some examples. Portuguese is no exception and it is not unusual for people to believe one version is adequate to all Portuguese-speaking countries (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São […]
So you think you can translate
Every time I tell someone I work as a translator, one of the most common things I hear is something like “oh, I’m great with languages, do you know where I can find translation work?” In each different situation, I always end up not knowing what to say. Lacking some basic information about translation as […]
What the heck is European Portuguese?
European or Iberian Portuguese, or Portuguese from Portugal: these are the ways we can refer to the native language of Portugal. Just like Spanish, French, Italian and Romanian, Portuguese is a Romance Language, which means it evolved from Vulgar Latin, after the Romans arrived on the Iberian Peninsula bringing the Latin language with them. Even […]