It’s undeniable that the Korean wave or “Hallyu” has taken the world by storm, resulting in the need for Korean media translation. But not just any translation will do. A…
Category: Languages of Asia
The Surge in Demand for Korean Media Translation Services
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 00 sec
Nuances of Translating Humor and Sarcasm in Asian Languages
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 5 min 15 sec
With the growing transcendence of boundaries and cultures through increased cultural exchanges via television shows and movies as one example, translating humor has become a must in the translation industry.…
Chinese E-commerce Translation: Unlocking the Digital Market
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 20 sec
Online marketplaces all over the world are booming. But nowhere is this more prevalent than in China. e-Commerce translation is a major piece of the puzzle for foreign companies seeking…
DNNs for Kannada-English Machine Translation: A Breakthrough
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 3 min 55 sec
When people think of India, it’s common to associate the country with linguistic diversity. In fact, apart from Sanskrit, there are 21 modern Indian languages. Among these are Gujarati, Hindi,…
Quality Assurance in Translation for the Korean Language
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 40 sec
The translation industry is increasingly making use of quality assurance (QA) to avoid costly mistakes when organizations enter new markets. Translation and localization go hand-in-hand. This means that it’s not…
UI Localization for Thailand and the Thai Language
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 05 sec
Our modern world is quickly shifting in terms of technological developments with concepts such as user interface localization (UI localization) coming to the fore. We now have Google as the…
Exploring the Rich Diversity of Japanese Dialects
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 15 sec
A predominantly homogenous nation, it may come as a surprise that the land of the rising sun contains multiple different Japanese dialects. The country consists of around 6,000 islands and…
Agile Localization for Software Development in Chinese
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 25 sec
Agile localization has steadily come to the fore in the field of software development in recent times and is likely to see increased prominence going forward, especially with Chinese localization.…
Specifics and Challenges of Cantonese Translation
1 year ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 20 sec
Organizations which are seeking Cantonese translations are usually very well aware of their target audiences. The reasons for this are that Cantonese is a highly peculiar language that is spoken…
The Importance of Professional Chinese Fashion Translation
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 00 sec
Chinese fashion translation is coming to the fore as an essential element in the fashion industry. Why? Because not only is the Chinese consumer market for fashion items booming rapidly,…
Essential Factors of Vietnamese Fintech Translation Services
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 5 min 00 sec
With the rising of fintech in Vietnam – there are over 200 fintech companies in the country – there is a growing need for Vietnamese fintech translation services. In fact,…
What You Should Know About Desktop Publishing in Thai
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 5 min 00 sec
Desktop publishing in Thai – also commonly referred to as DTP – can pose a challenge for companies and organizations seeking to enter the market. In exploring the intricacies of…
Top Tips For Video Game Localization in Chinese
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 30 sec
China has quickly surpassed the US as the world’s largest gaming market, making the need for effective localization (otherwise referred to as I18n) ever more essential. Indeed, localization, which is…
Japanese to English Transliteration – How It’s Done
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 5 min 20 sec
In the translation process, there are some words that simply don’t have an equivalent from the source language to the target language and this is where transliteration comes in. Transliteration…
Top 3 Reasons for Vietnamese Website Localization
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 20 sec
Foreign companies seeking to penetrate the Vietnamese market should seriously consider performing Vietnamese website localization. Website localization refers to the process of not only translating a website from English or…
Subtitling vs. Closed Captioning, what suits Korean Media?
2 years ago
Nikola Stoyanov
Est. reading time: 4 min 30 sec
Subtitling or closed captioning – most video content nowadays has either one of these, but what is the difference and which one is better? Originally, closed captions (CC) were used…
Dubbing & Voice-over Recording in Japan
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 6 min 10 sec
Have you heard of a seiyuu? It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that most of us have watched a creative video piece or listened to the radio where a…
Top 3 Reasons for Choosing Human Translation for Korean
2 years ago
Desi Tzoneva
Est. reading time: 4 min 50 sec
The Korean language is complex and the cultural aspect that ties in with it makes machine translation less desirable than human translation. While there’s certainly room and space for machine…
How Linguistic Transcription is Performed in Vietnamese
2 years ago
Nikola Stoyanov
Est. reading time: 4 min 40 sec
Linguistic transcription is the act of converting audio or video speech into text. However, it is a lot more than just listening and typing it down. The recording needs to…
The Best Online Chinese Translators
2 years ago
Nikola Stoyanov
Est. reading time: 4 min 00 sec
The first question you might ask yourself is why not just use Google, isn’t that one of the best online translators? While Google Translate is very good and improving constantly…