7 Mind blowing facts you never knew about translation!

7 Mind blowing facts you never knew about translation!

Undoubtedly, language plays a pivotal role in our everyday lives. We use language to interact and engage with one another. Recent studies suggested that all human languages arose from a common language spoken by our ancestors in Africa. Probably, human languages started to develop nearly 200,000 years ago. There are more than 6,500 different languages…

Avoiding common automotive translation blunders!

Avoiding common automotive translation blunders!

It is of perennial interest to talk about some common automotive translation mistakes which might demonstrate the potential pitfalls that some translators should avoid falling into when translating a technical automotive document from English to Arabic. It is not enough to be passionate about cars to accurately translate highly sophisticated engineering or manufacturing processes from…

How to market yourself as a freelance translator?

How to market yourself as a freelance translator?

As a freelance translator, there has always been an issue of getting new direct clients or, at the very least, receiving job offers from translation agencies. But, unlike the in-house translators, being a freelance translator means to stand on your own two feet and make yourself known in this business. Here are some steps that…