Belarusian – Беларуская мова

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Belarusian is an Eastern Slavonic language spoken by about 7.5 million speakers in Belarus. It is closely related to Russian and Ukrainian. Russian became the official language of Belarus in 1995 by referendum so most Belarusians are bilingual in Belarusian and Russian.  Due to the complicated history of Belarus (invasions by others), its spelling system is structured by Polish, Russian and other languages based on the Latin alphabet. As a result, in the 19th century, it became a combination spelling system and took many years for people to agree on a standard. Nevertheless, there are only two major dialects in the Belarusian language, North-Eastern and...

Baluchi – بلوچى

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Baluchi is a North-Western Iranian language spoken by about 7 million people. Most Baluchi speakers live in Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan and it is also known as Balochi, Baloci or Baluci. Originally, the Latin alphabet was used but after Pakistan acquired independence in 1947, Perso-Arabic script was adopted for the written form. In general, the language was identified as a dialect of Persian before the post-colonial period. At the time, it was just an oral language and there was no traditional writing system. There are two major dialects: Sulaymani (Eastern) and Makrani (Western). The Makrani dialect is most widely...

Azerbaijani – آذربايجانجا ديلي Azerbaycan

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Azerbaijani is the official language of the Republic of Azerbaijan and is spoken by 30 million people in the world, although the population of Azerbaijan is only 9 million. The Arabic alphabet was introduced to Azerbaijan in the 7th century and used until the 1920s. In 1929, the Latin alphabet was introduced in Northern Azerbaijan in an attempt to avoid the influence of Islam. Then the Cyrillic alphabet was adopted in 1939. In 1991 they switched back to the Latin alphabet once again, but a slightly different version from the one used in 1929. These switches obviously caused considerable confusion! To this day, the Latin alphabet is used in...

Assamese – অসমীয়া

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Assamese is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India and spoken by 13 million people. In the state of Assam, Hindi, Bengali, and Nepal languages are widely spoken as well. Assamese is closely related to Bengali, and a version of the Bengali alphabet is used in written Assamese. Interestingly, there are only two characters that are different between the two written...

Armenian – Հայաստան

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Armenian is the official language of the Republic of Armenia and is spoken by approximately 7 million people. Its origin is Indo-European and it does not belong to any other language family. Its dialects are Western, which is originally associated with the Ottoman Empire, and Eastern which is originally associated with the Russian Empire. One interesting fact is that three quarters of the total population of Armenia live in other countries such as Russia, US, Turkey and more. Those who live in foreign countries speak at least three languages. This is why Armenians are known to be...

Arabic – أبجدية عربي

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

English Arabic Translation Services LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Arabic and Arabic to English. Thanks to a well established network of top Arabic translators and linguists we are serving all major cities in Canada – Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and the USA – New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and more. We offer Arabic document translation, English to Arabic website localization and Arabic interpreting services. Additionally we offer Arabic editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Arabic typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Arabic voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Arabic translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Arabic services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Arabic translators know about the cultural background of the Arabic language and can localize websites or documents for different Arabic speaking countries, e.g. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Arabic speakers in the United Arab Emirates, etc. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Arabic translators. Our Arabic translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Arabic translations in these fields and more: • Advertising • Mining • Business and Employment….. • Packaging and Labels • Engineering • Training • Finance • Software and IT • Forestry • Technology • Marketing • Travel and Tourism   Furthermore, we also offer Arabic certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents, transcripts, diplomas and other Arabic certified document translations. As Arabic is one of the six official languages of the...

Amharic

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Amharic is a Semitic language and the national language of Ethiopia. There are around 25 million speakers in many countries, particularly in Eritrea, Canada, USA and Sweden. In addition, 7-15 million people speak Amharic as a second language. This makes it the second most spoken Semitic language. Amharic is gendered as are many other languages, but the difference is that male and female nouns and pronouns can also be used to express certain emotions. For example, female pronouns can be used to represent things that are little, cute or delicate or to show sympathy for people. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.  As a result, the Amharic language has a long and rich...

Albanian – Gjuha Shqipe

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

The Albanian language belongs to the Indo-European family but has its own characteristics, similar to Greek or Armenian, meaning it does not have any direct similarities with other languages in the same family. There are two dialects in Albania called Gheg and Tosk. A large river called the Shkumbin River flows through the center of the country and divides the two dialects. Albanian is spoken by 7 million people mainly in the Republic of Kosovo, and also in parts of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Greece and Italy. Albanian borrows some words from Greek and many words from Latin. It was also influenced by Slavic and Germanic...

Afrikaans

Jul 15, 2011 | Blog

Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia by about 10 million people as a first or second language. Several million speakers understand the language on a basic level. This unique language originated from Dutch settlers. It is influenced by Dutch, French, Malay and German, but since South Africa was invaded by England, it is mostly influenced by English. There are three main dialects in Afrikaans: Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern...

English | French | Italian Interpreter and Translator

Jul 7, 2011 | Translation

Interview with Matteo, Freelance Interpreter and Translator from English and French to Italian:   First things first, we would love to learn more about you: why and when did you decide to become a translator/interpreter? Where did the idea come from, and have you ever considered doing anything else? My father is a French teacher. My mother an English teacher. How different is being a translator/interpreter from what you had expected? Very stressful. Excellent self-marketing skills are essential. Ability to adapt to different situations. What is, according to you, the best way to learn a foreign language? How did you learn your languages? Study abroad. Attend a good University. Take advantage of multimedia learning (DVD, mp3 etc) What are the challenges of being a translator/interpreter? What are the perks? Handle stress. Find and keep good clients. Remote working. Interesting job.   Thank you very...