Norway – one of the best countries to live in
A land of fiords, Vikings, welfare, as well as beautiful and wild nature, Norway is considered one of the best countries to live in, and Norwegians are among the happiest people in the world. There are many factors that lead us to think of Norway as land of milk and honey. A huge contribution to […]
Medical translation – why is it so difficult?
Medicine is one of the fastest growing scientific fields. Throughout our lives, we repeatedly come across many types of medical documentation; drug package inserts, publications from the medical press, doctor’s certificates, medical diagnoses and much more. Translation of medical literature is considered to be one of the most demanding specializations and few professional translators undertake […]
What makes the translation industry so strong?
Currently every branch is experiencing the effects of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such a scenario has taken place many times in the past, among others in 2008 during the Great Recession. However, there are branches which were and still are profitable despite tough market conditions. One of these is the translation […]
Body language in the work of a translator
It might be that because of stress, tiredness or rush, or perhaps even because of our ignorance, messages which we translators send contradict each other. It may seem that everything has gone well, but after the meeting the client feels that it did not go well. Why such an impression? In their work, translators use […]
Perfect organisation, difficult language and kingdom of beer… What are the stereotypes about Germany?
There are many stereotypes regarding to our western neighbours. At every turn, we can hear that Germans are well-organised, their language is demanding and hard to accomplish. But also, Germans are considered as the greatest connoisseurs of golden hop liquor, maybe it is because of their beer drinking tradition and the world-famous event that Germans […]
Language diglossia
Since the times of the Prophet Muhammad, the Arab People have shared a deep respect for the spoken word. That’s why, nowadays Arabs are still very attached to the official form of their language. The official Arab language is considered to be the language of culture, civilisation and, most important of all, the language of […]
The resurrected language
It can be intimidating to approach Hebrew for the first time. A different writing system, a different language family. Not to mention reading the other way around! But don’t worry, the Devil is not so black as he is painted, or rather written. Hebrew vs. Yiddish Hebrew’s history has been marked by ups and downs, […]
Interesting facts about the Chinese language
Mandarin Chinese is the language with the highest amount of native speakers in the world, far ahead of Spanish, English and Hindi. Around 955 million people speak it as natives. The Chinese economy is booming, being the world’s second largest. Here are a few interesting facts about this oriental language. Simplified or traditional When you […]
