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You’ve been hard at work learning your second language (or your third, or fourth!). It can feel like it’s taking forever to speak a language fluently. The learning process is so gradual that sometimes you don’t feel you’re progressing at all. Then, in a moment…
As any other translator, you probably want to know as many languages as possible and boost your language speaking skills. That’s how you expand your skillset and get better at what you do. Knowing multiple languages makes you a better match for books such as…
Today, medical translation is not only one of the most difficult among translations services, but also the most demanded. The medical industry operates worldwide, so it is understandable that it requires medical translation services regularly. It serves various markets, which speak different languages. Aside from…
It’s been 20 years since the first Harry Potter novel came out in 1997. Since then, the boy who lived has had quite a global reach. The series has been translated into 74 languages, more than The Hobbit, The Great Gatsby, 100 Years of Solitude,…
Legal translation, like any other type of translations work, is the replacement of the source language with the target language. However, legal translation is different because law is culture-dependent. So, what is legal translation and why is it so unique? It uses content and terms…
Expert knowledge of the Spanish language can give you a lot of opportunities. As a global language, Spanish allows you to travel the world. It’s the national language of 20 countries and enjoys the enunciation of 437 million speakers worldwide. But if you want to…
All month, Day Translations has been celebrating ten years of excellence as a translation agency. We’ve had the chance to showcase some of our incredible translators who have helped us come this far and we’ve shared in the celebrations with customers and employees alike. As…
Translation isn’t child’s play. But then, it’s not really play at all. Those who realize this give due importance to the process of translation. Others? Well, they mess things up so badly they end up as a laughing stock. Let’s look at some of these translation fails from…
Our anniversary translator series features some of the top translators who have been with Day Translations since the early years. Folks like English to Spanish translator, Ramiro, are the people behind our famed human powered translations. Ramiro’s expertise is part of the engine that makes Day…
To carry on with our anniversary translator feature, we’re showcasing more people working hard behind the scenes! I had the pleasure of interviewing Belén, an Argentinian English to Spanish translator who’s been with us for almost eight years. Throughout our feature series, we’ve come to…
Subtitles are an important ingredient in language and cultural exchange. Not only do they give us access to global cinema, they facilitate language learning. So when subtitling errors derail your narrative, you also fumble a valuable cultural opportunity. Professional translators know that handling onscreen media…
People new to translation services often ask the question: What is a Certified Translation? A certified translation is a statement signed by a translation services company representative or the translator who carried out the translation. It attests that the final target language translation is an…
