Chinese New Year 2024. The Chinese New Year is celebrated from 10 February onwards. This year, the festivity coincides with the entrance of the Dragon, a period full of energy, creativity and renewal. The Year of the Dragon is considered especially auspicious, as the dragon is a symbol of good fortune, power and wisdom in Chinese culture. During the two weeks of celebrations, families will gather to share hearty meals, exchange gifts and participate in various cultural traditions. Food plays a key role in the celebrations. Tables will be filled with traditional Chinese dishes, such as fish, sy ..read more

A text is translated so that people who do not know the original language (or, in any case, do not know it well enough) understand perfectly what you want to communicate. Globalization, whether for business or pleasure, has made the translator’s work more important than ever and specialization almost essential. There are several types of translation: Literary Translation of any type of literary work, whether poetry, drama or narrative. The difficulty lies in knowing how to translate the cultural subtleties of the author, the humor of the work, the feelings of the characters and other specific ..read more

Knowing languages increases the chances of finding a job and improving professionally. In today’s globalized and technologized world, practically any profession demands a knowledge, even if it is minimal, of languages (read English). But, for those people who are good at languages or have decided to study careers such as Translation and Interpreting, there are some specific career opportunities. Translator Numerous government agencies and companies offer positions for translators of various languages. Usually, a Bachelor’s Degree in Translation and Interpreting is required to get a job. Moreov ..read more

In the estimates of speakers by language there is a very large difference if we compare speakers by native language from speakers as a second language. Top 10 most spoken native languages: Chinese: spoken by more than 900 million people as a native language, it is the most spoken language in the world. Spanish: around 450 million people worldwide speak Spanish as their mother tongue. English: more than 380 million people in the world speak English as their mother tongue. Hindi: spoken by more than 300 million people as a native language. Arabic: more than 280 million people speak Arabic as th ..read more

Codes for the representation of language names ISO 639 is used to identify different languages and language groups or families with codes. The most commonly used application for abbreviating language names is the ISO 639-1 and 639-2 version, which order languages (with bibliographic documentation) in two-letter codes. This coding has been in use since 2002. The ISO 639-3, unlike the previous ones, identifies languages with a three-letter code and also includes historical languages and all known human languages. List of language codes according to ISO 639-1: AA Afar AB Abkhazian AE Avest ..read more

Sworn translation A sworn translation or official translation in Spain, is a translation of an official nature, which can only be carried out by a translator with the certificate of sworn translator-interpreter awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain. Unlike the simple translations or ordinary translations, the sworn translations are legally valid before official bodies. In addition, they must be issued on paper, since they must bear the certification, stamp and signature of the sworn translator, who is thus legally responsible for the accuracy and correctness of th ..read more

The 10 Longest Words in the World: A Glimpse of Linguistic Wonders Human language is fascinating, and one of the most interesting features of words is their length. Across the world, different languages harbor extraordinarily long words that challenge our ability to pronounce or even remember them. In this article, we will explorethe 10 longest words in the world, from different languages and cultures, discovering the beauty and complexity that can exist in a single word. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters): We start with a word that many will surely have heard before ..read more

What is translation and audiovisual adaptation about? Audiovisual translation and adaptation is a transformation of what is seen and heard in an audiovisual project into the target language, i.e. an interaction that the interpreter must carry out between linguistic and non-linguistic signs. The audiovisual translator has to be able to interpret the content from the original language to the target language in a consistent way, taking into account the person’s jargon, dramatic turns, scenes, colloquial expressions, etc. Most of the audiovisual products we consume are processed by a dubbing servi ..read more

Once you have finished your university degree in translation, you ask yourself what the next step will be. Normally your first concern is to get the sufficient experience in order to be able to develop and apply your previous knowledge, but how do you obtain said experience? Voluntary translation involves offering your services as a non-profit translator in order to gain professional experience carrying out humanitarian work. Thanks to voluntary translators, the world is able to communicate regardless of language barriers, this creating a better world. Collaborations with NGOs are very recomme ..read more

Advantages of translating your LinkedIn profile: Time passes and professional relationships change thanks to digitisation. We become more demanding and more accessible to work anywhere in the world and therefore, showing a consistent image on the Internet is becoming an essential requirement for businesses. When we start working life we ask ourselves a multitude of questions, how to get a good digital presence? What are the tools to use? Do we know how to take advantage of the Internet? As you all know a multitude of platforms exist for active work searches, but only one of the is ranked ..read more