Drawing the line between translating text and interpreting is important; especially when it comes to business related text. Translation, in its purest sense, involves merely replacing each word in order to match the desired language. Interpretation, on the other hand,...
One growing sector of translation services that is getting attention is that of website translation. Critical in the world of business, this segment of the translation market has become critical to the survival of businesses with a web presence. One main feature that...
Arabic is the language of the holy book in the Moslem world, the Quran. It is also ranked as sixth in the league rank of languages of the world and boasts an approximate 186 million people speaking the language. Thus, the significance of Arabic is not to be taken...
Without argument, Arabic is one of the most difficult languages on the globe. This is also true in regards to the translation in this language. This is partly because Arabic language doesn’t absorb the developments and refinements which are necessary for...
Anyone seeking to journey into Libya will have to have their passport translated into Arabic. Even when people understand this requirement, they may not understand how to go about getting this done. Often, first time travelers don’t know where to go for such a...
At present, French is the official foreign language in Moroccan universities. Minister Daoudi voiced concern that this was a stumbling block for Moroccan students when compared to the rest of the world. There is some support from Moroccans who feel the idea is...
The first student from the university to receive the Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance was recently announced. The recipient is 21 year old Majeed Abdulhakim. The annual award, which includes a Dh25,000 prize, is made to three...
Dialog one has been extremely popular in providing its customers the facility to not only translate the content on their website, but help them design logos that are cultural specific. This is a great blessing for businesses that plans to go global with their...
TextpoweR offers translation of user manuals as one of the numerous services of applied translation. This service involves the processing of diverse technology texts in any field from air conditioners to photography. As is the case with other particular texts, the...
The public pressure to provide translation of Friday sermons in different languages spoken by non-Arab expatriates in the Kingdom, is mounting. People are demanding such service, especially in English, Urdu, Malayalam and Tagalog, so they can understand the sermon’s...
