Translating Chinese idioms
The translator’s job is arduous in of itself. Translating Chinese comes with additional challenges not present while translating western languages. This entry will mention some of the hardships a translator of Chinese language must face. Is there “Chinese language”? The term Chinese language doesn’t actually refer to one language; it is used to describe a […]
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is an Asian language spoken by around 70 million people. It’s a language spoken in Vietnam as well as in the Cambodian and Vietnamese diaspora all over the world, for example in USA. The Vietnamese minority is quite big in Poland, that is why translations from and into Vietnamese are quite common. Vietnamese belongs […]
Chinese New Year
Today, Chinese People celebrate Chinese New Year also known as the Spring Festival. In 2021 we are celebrating the Year of the Ox. Happy Chinese New Year! 恭喜发财! 新年快乐!
Interesting facts about the Chinese language
Mandarin Chinese is the language with the highest amount of native speakers in the world, far ahead of Spanish, English and Hindi. Around 955 million people speak it as natives. The Chinese economy is booming, being the world’s second largest. Here are a few interesting facts about this oriental language. Simplified or traditional When you […]
Let’s touch on etiquette in the job of a translator
In every job there are certain rules that are imperceptible – have you ever thought about it? Maybe you have experienced some personal failures that made you wonder about proper behaviour while facing new and challenging situations? From the perspective of a newbie in the office, we are going to touch on some rules, ways […]
