Category: Translator life
Hall of fame: Gustavo
A translator in the English to Portuguese (Brazilian) pair, Gustavo is one of our Gengo Wordsmiths who has translated over 500,000 units. The Beatles’ music, as well as frequent conversations with native speakers, helped him become fluent in both English and Spanish. What languages do you s...
Summertime memories, as told by our translators
Summer can be a magical time—endless sunshine, long days and nights, vacations to far-flung places, and time spent with friends and family. But sometimes, it’s the smallest things that mean the most. We asked our global translator community to share, through their own words and images, what made ...
Faces of Gengo: Ulrike
Ulrike, one of our Senior Translators in German to English, grew up speaking both languages. Her interest in translation was piqued while at high school, and she went on to study translation at university. Now, she splits her time between translation and volunteer work. What languages do you spea...
Hall of fame: Joanna
A translator in the Japanese to English language pair, Joanna is one of our Gengo Wordsmiths who has translated over 500,000 units. Now living in the historic city of Kyoto in western Japan, her fascination with the country’s language and culture began after meeting and befriending Japanese excha...
Faces of Gengo: Jamie
As Gengo’s Project Management Lead, Jamie manages orders for our biggest enterprise clients, such as QuizUp and TripAdvisor. This entails devising workflows for each project, finding qualified translators and communicating directly with the client to get relevant information and feedback. Togethe...
Hall of fame: Zack
A translator in two language pairs (Japanese to English and German to English), Zack is one of our Gengo Wordsmiths who has translated over 500,000 units. Now located in Tokyo, he moved to Japan after college and set himself the challenge of becoming completely fluent in the language. What langua...