Faces of Gengo: Kanako
Based in L.A., Kanako is an English to Japanese translator originally from Tokyo. When she moved to the U.S., she discovered Gengo and the advantages of freelancing. Find out why she rated being a freelance Gengo translator a perfect 10 out of 10 in this interview. Nationality: Japanese Location:...
Endearing ways to say “Mother” around the world
A time dedicated to pay tribute to mothers all over the world and celebrate motherhood, Mother’s Day became an official U.S. holiday in 1914 and usually falls on the second Sunday of May in most countries worldwide. The date changes annually because it is linked to Easter, which is different ever...
How to translate your multilingual WordPress theme
This is a guest post written by a Gengo partner. Penetration of your business into different countries around the world requires a lot of determination and the right tools to make the adaptation into foreign markets easier. One such tool is a multilingual website—a website with multiple language ...
Faces of Gengo: Julie
A university student based in Denmark, Julie is a young and well-traveled Gengo translator in two language pairs. Having lived in different countries growing up ignited her passion for languages and translation. Wise beyond her years, she has a great thirst for knowledge – one of the traits of a ...
Tips for translating from Chinese to English Part 2: Avoiding common mistakes
Chinese and English are very different languages. Good Chinese to English translators must be able to understand the nuances of Chinese source texts as well as effectively express the meaning of these texts in English. If you are a native English speaker and Chinese is your second language, be su...
Tips for translating from Chinese to English Part 1: Avoiding overtranslation
When translating between languages and cultures as different as Chinese and English, the problem is the inadequacy of the target language to express the source. Chinese, with its incredible succinctness, can often express in a couple of characters what seems to need a phrase to say in English. It...
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