Hi, friends! It’s that time of the year again when a large number of holidays happen back to back all over the world! With so many celebrations coming up, it’s hard to choose where I want to hop to next! In the United States we all know about Halloween, Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas and then New Year but did you know there are also plenty of other widely celebrated holidays happening around the same time? It’s a busy time of the year everywhere!

Video game localization has come a long way from its rocky beginnings where amateur translators localized games (giving birth to iconic phrases such as “All your base are belong to us” from Zero Wing), to specialized teams working entire months on the translation of one single video game. But, how does video game localization vary from other type of translation projects?

PC 1 - "A Cyberpunk-style KFC restaurant in Guangzhou"

More companies are connecting with consumers on a global level. According to Harvard Business Review [1], “the typical Western approach to foreign expansion [has been] to try to sell core products or services pretty much as they’ve always been sold in Europe or the United States, with headquarters watching closely to make sure the model is exported correctly.”

Welcome to our Translator Spotlight series! We look forward to sharing with you the real people behind the computer screen, the translators who put in knowledge, expertise and care into making every translation spot on. Each month we feature a Q & A with one translator who has stood out for going above and beyond. This month our interview is with German translator, Marion Rhodes.

Hey friends! Today is going to be about a different kind of adventure, but an adventure nonetheless!

This past month my friend Kay and I have been diving deep into multicultural marketing. You see, my friend Kay started a company right out of college that delivers pre-made food boxes to college students. Over the years, demand grew, and they became a successful brand in the United States, easily recognized for their ironic and witty advertisements. Kay’s family and friends are in Colombia and they have convinced Kay to expand to Colombia as well.

World Languages

If you were to guess, how many languages would you estimate are in the world? 400? 1000? 5000?!

There are about an estimated 7,000 languages in the world, with that number changing every year^[2]! We are constantly learning about new languages, languages evolve in our ever-changing societies, and unfortunately many are becoming extinct.

Welcome to our Translator Spotlight series! We look forward to sharing with you the real people behind the computer screen, the translators who put in knowledge, expertise and care into making every translation spot on. Each month we will feature a Q & A with one translator who has stood out for going above and beyond. This month our interview is with Italian translator, Marika Tonon.

Hey there Terpii friends! Today my travels have taken me deep into places filled with books, laptops and coffee…. can you guess where I am? I’m traveling through university hallways! And not just any universities, a few of the most esteemed universities with multilingual students! This month I’m going to Cambridge and Yale Universities to see how they put translation and interpreter skills to good educational use.

A translation style guide is a critical resource for anyone looking to tailor their brand voice and cater toward a specific audience, whether in healthcare, legal or manufacturing industries. A translation style guide is a resource created by the translation requester, their language reviewers, and a professional translation provider.

You’ve decided you want to pursue a career as a translator or interpreter. First things first, education!