Glossary For Translators
An Incomplete Glossary of Translation Terms 1. A-Language It is the first language you learn, like the one you speak at home. It’s a fancy way to refer to your native language or mother tongue. So, if you’re born in…
An Incomplete Glossary of Translation Terms 1. A-Language It is the first language you learn, like the one you speak at home. It’s a fancy way to refer to your native language or mother tongue. So, if you’re born in…
What is Humanitarian Response? Humanitarian response is the external assistance to people affected by a crisis such as a natural disaster or a man-made disaster such as war or armed conflict. The Silent Heroes of Humanitarian Response In the face…
I launched my first full-time translation job three years after I began volunteering my translation services. I started volunteering for the United Nations, Translators without Borders, Coursera, and Facebook. Translators without Borders was my first in-house employer. Imagine a world…
As a freelance translator, you know the struggle of balancing productivity with the flexibility and independence of your work. It’s easy to get sidetracked by distractions or overwhelmed by deadlines. But don’t worry, you’re not alone. In this article, I…
Missing a deadline is stressful especially for freelance translators. But it is not unlikely no matter how unexpected it is. You never want to miss your deadline, but it can happen. Also missing deadlines is not always unreasonable. So, we…
Do you know the total number of translation agencies in service right now? It’s a huge number. They range from top language services providers (LSPs) to boutique agencies. In today’s competitive freelance translation space, building strong relationships with translation agencies…
Do you want to work for a client only to find out they cannot or are not willing to pay you? No one wants to work for a non-paying client at random. Still sometimes we as freelance translators face non-payment.…
German linguist Katharina Reiss divides texts into four main types based on their purpose. This is a valuable classification for translators. This will help you decide how to translate a text before you start translating. By identifying the text type,…