Word Count for Japanese for Project Managers
For three years in the translation industry, I learned a trick or two on the peculiarities of working with Asian languages. Sometimes my quest for… Read More »Word Count for Japanese for Project Managers
Languages of Asia
NLP for Burmese and Machine Translation Difficulties
The necessity of machine translation (MT) and natural language processing (NLP) for Burmese grew several decades ago as Myanmar was voted and expected to be… Read More »NLP for Burmese and Machine Translation Difficulties
Itadakimasu – the Japanese Way to Live Life With Gratitude
There’s a Japanese saying that goes like this: “Seven Gods live in one grain of rice.” And what this means is that when one eats… Read More »Itadakimasu – the Japanese Way to Live Life With Gratitude
Developing Medical Translation Term Basis for Thai
The Thai language does not have an alphabet but rather uses a writing system which is called the abugida. Through this system, every new consonant… Read More »Developing Medical Translation Term Basis for Thai
Top 7 Challenges when translating English to Chinese
There are over 50,000 Chinese characters, 20,000 words in use, and if you know about 500 Chinese characters, you’ll know about 80% of the language.… Read More »Top 7 Challenges when translating English to Chinese
What lies behind the names of Asian countries – Myanmar or Burma?
Ever heard of purebred Burmese cats? What about Burmese wine and rubies? How about the golden pagodas, one of which is encrusted with diamonds? As… Read More »What lies behind the names of Asian countries – Myanmar or Burma?
The challenges in translating Khmer language
Cambodia is a fascinating country. If you think it’s only about Tomb Raider being shot there, you’d be wrong. Apart from the delicacies and tasty… Read More »The challenges in translating Khmer language
Translation to Mongolian – the change creating new opportunities
Mongolia is a central and eastern Asian country that’s nestled in between China and Russia. When we say “nestled” we don’t mean the country is… Read More »Translation to Mongolian – the change creating new opportunities
The 5 languages of Taiwan – Multilingual place indeed
One of the most densely populated countries in the world is Taiwan. It is an island that’s approximately the size of Belgium but with more… Read More »The 5 languages of Taiwan – Multilingual place indeed
What lies behind the names of Asian countries – Korea
With a population of just over 51 million, anyone who’s been to South Korea as a visitor will tell you about the wonders of the… Read More »What lies behind the names of Asian countries – Korea