Tag: asian languages

Languages of Asia Indonesian

Indonesia – an archipelago of languages

1 year ago
Nikol Haytova
Est. reading time: 3 mins 15 sec

Today we’re turning our looks to the country that happens to be a home to over 700 indigenous languages. If it didn’t come to your mind instantly – we`re speaking…

Translation & Localization Industry Related

The Challenge of Transcreation in Asian Languages

1 year ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 3 mins 45 sec

Transcreation is highly used in marketing and promotional materials. In this globalization era, many businesses and brands are expanding not only within their countries but across continents. As a result,…

Translation & Localization Industry Related

Code-Switching and its translatability

2 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 50 sec

You may have heard a conversation between an American-Spanish actor and his co-star in a movie, using English mix with Spanish or a news anchor using both Asian language mixed…

Industry Related Media & Gaming

The comeback of audiobooks

2 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 30 sec

Nowadays, audiobooks are not only for the visually-challenged people anymore. It has become another means of self-improvement or entertaining for many people around the world who are on the go…

Languages of Asia Thai

Different speed of the Southern and Northern’s dialect in Thailand

2 years ago
Tissana Wateesatogkij
Est. reading time: 2 mins 30 sec

Why do people in the south of Thailand speak faster while those in the north speak slower? Is it because of the culture, geography or external factors? We will discuss…

Translation & Localization Project Management & Technology Industry Related

Neural Machine Translation! What about Asian languages?

2 years ago
Gergana Toleva
Est. reading time: 2 mins 35 sec

Neural machine translation (NMT) is the height of the talk for a few years. The industry is abuzz with news on it and there is hardly a company that has…

Most Popular Culture & Traditions Culture of Asia

8 Interesting Words & Phrases of Asia

2 years ago
Gergana Toleva
Est. reading time: 4 mins 15 sec

What’s fascinating to me the most about this phrase is its literal translation, which is, “Did you eat rice?” While recently doing some research on Asian Cultures, I came across some…

Languages of Asia Thai

The secrets of Thai language

2 years ago
admin
Est. reading time: 4 mins 30 sec

“The team of 1-StopAsia is here to take you yet again on a magical tour through the most charming cultures on Earth.” This time we’re going to introduce you to…

Languages of Asia Other language topics

Indigenous languages – preserving culture and national heritage in modern days

3 years ago
admin
Est. reading time: 4 mins 30 sec

“Language is an important part of people’s everyday lives and relationships- what are the consequences we face by allowing for indigenous languages to disappear and why is it important to…