Someone asked me this question after reading my post Why you should hire a professional translator last week. I could write A LOT about it. To sum up, when it comes to businesses and brands, it is all about internationalization and localization (I will talk about localization later). ➡️ Answer: Whenever a business wants to go or already is international, whether they sell products or offer services. Some examples: ✴ Translation of websites ✴ Blogs ✴ Books/handbooks ✴ Social media content ✴ Internal documents ✴ Ads ✴ Marketing emails Did you already know…
Why you should hire a professional translator
Translation mistakes show lack of professionalism and damage your image. They can even be life-threatening.
Differences between Spanish from Spain and other countries (Part 1)
ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ꜱᴘᴀɴɪꜱʜ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴘᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇꜱ?⠀ ⠀ I have been asked this question by my students many times. The short answer is no. ⠀ ⠀ The main differences are our accents and some expressions and vocabulary, but we can easily understand each other. It is similar to English and its varieties –American, British, Australian… ⠀ ⠀ In this video, Antonella, Liz and I will show you some Spanish words from Colombia, Mexico, and Spain. ⠀ ⠀ Fun facts:⠀ – In Mexico, ꜰʟᴏᴏʀ is piso, which means apartment in Spain.⠀ – In Spain and Colombia, ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ…
Translator vs. interpreter / Traductor vs. intérprete
Without translation…
[ES] «Sin traducción habitaríamos provincias lindantes con el silencio» . [FR] «Sans traduction nous habiterions des provinces voisines avec le silence». ⠀