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Mandarin Chinese – 官話
English – Simplified Chinese LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation from English to Simplified Chinese and Chinese to English and interpreting from English to Mandarin. Thanks to a well established network of top Simplified Chinese 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 Simplified Chinese document translation, English to Simplified Chinese website localization and Cantonese and Mandarin interpreting services. Additionally we offer Simplified Chinese editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Chinese typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Mandarin voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Simplified Chinese translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Chinese services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Chinese translators know about the cultural background of the Simplified Chinese language and can localize websites or documents for different Chinese speaking countries, e.g. China, Taiwan, and Chinese speakers in the USA, etc. We are able to work in many Chinese regional varieties and dialects. The most commonly requested dialect for translation is Mandarin for mainland China which is essentially written out as Simplified Chinese in English to Mandarin translations. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Mandarin Chinese | Simplified Chinese translators. Our Simplified Chinese translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Simplified Chinese | Mandarin translations in these fields and more: • Advertising • Mining • Business and Employment…… • Packaging and Labels • Engineering •... read moreMalayalam – മലയാളം
Malayalam is the principal language spoken in state of Kerala and the Lakshadweep Islands in India. It is a Dravidian language with about 36 million speakers. Malayalam can be divided into three regional dialects. As with many Indian languages or dialects, differences between each dialect in Malayalam are related to the caste system and social structures. Its unique alphabet has changed many times. The most recent change was during the 1970’s and 1980’s, when it was simplified to ease printing and typesetting. But this change was not applied consistently; therefore modern writing is often a combination of both traditional and simplified Malayalam... read moreMalay – Bahasa Melaysia
Malay is derived from Austronesian, which is one of the world’s largest language families, and spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand. Standard Malay speakers number about 18 million but there are a further 170 million people who speak Indonesian, which is a form of Malay. Malay became the official language of Malaysia in 1968. It developed from a dialect which was used in the southern Malay Peninsula. Modern Indonesian, a standardized form of Malay, and Malay Language share about 80% of the same vocabulary. Indonesian and Malaysian speakers can usually communicate quite easily. Malay has been widely influenced and borrowed words from many languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, certain Chinese dialects and more recently,... read moreMacedonian – македонски
A South Slavic language, Macedonian is spoken as a first language by about 2–3 million people chiefly in Macedonia. It has a large number of borrowings from the Turkish language and a significant number from the Greek language. It is closely related to and shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Bulgarian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Croatian languages. The standard writing style appeared in 1945. Literary Macedonian is considered a derived dialect from the West Central region. The Cyrillic alphabet is commonly used in Macedonia but the Roman alphabet was also incorporated with the Cyrillic... read moreLithuanian – Lietuvių Kalba
Lithuanian is spoken primarily in the Republic of Lithuania, where it is the official language. It has been designated as one of the official languages of the European Union. It is a Baltic language related to Latvian and Old Prussian with about 3.5 million speakers. It is considered the oldest surviving Indo-European language. Some words in Lithuanian are very similar to Sanskrit and Latin. It developed from Latin and is also influenced by many languages such as Polish, German, and Czech in writing style. There are two dialects, Aukštaitian (Highland Lithuanian), considered the standard dialect, and Samogitian (Lowland... read moreLatvian – Latviešu Valoda
Latvian is the official language of Latvia and spoken by 1.5 million people. It is also one of the official languages of the European Union since 2004. Most Latvian people also speak Russian therefore they are considered similar however Latvian is not related to Russian. The only language similar to Latvian is Lithuanian. It is one of two Baltic languages, a group of its own within the family of Indo-European languages. There are three dialects used in Latvia which are Livonian, Latgalian, and standard... read moreLatin – Latina
Latin, one of two branches of the Italic language family, is an ancient language that is officially used only in the Vatican State in Italy. It has no native speakers. However, most western languages have some influence of Latin. It was the native language of the Romans, who spread it throughout their empire. After the collapse of Rome, it evolved into Italian, French, Spanish, and several other languages. Latin is often considered a dead language but many scholars and missionaries speak it fluently and it is still taught in many schools and universities. It is said that 80% of English words are derived from Latin through... read moreLaotian
Laotian belongs to the Tai-Kadai language family and is spoken by approximately 15 million people in Laos and the northeast of Thailand. Laotian speakers have no difficulties understanding spoken Thai because Laotian is closely related to Thai. However, Thai speakers have difficulties understanding Laotian due to a lack of exposure to the language. Although there are many ethnic groups in Laos and each group has their own language, they usually speak Laotian as well. The Laotian alphabet was modified many times in last 50 years, including a reduction of consonants. This change made the language easier to use for non-native Laotian... read moreKorean – 한국어/조선말
English Korean Translation Services LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Korean and Korean to English. Thanks to a well established network of top Korean 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 Korean document translation, English to Korean website translation and localization and Korean interpreting services. Additionally we offer Korean editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Korean typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Korean voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Korean translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Korean services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Korean translators know about the cultural background of the Korean language and can localize websites or documents for different Korean speaking countries, e.g. South Korea, China, and Korean speakers in Canada and the USA, etc. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Korean translators. Our Korean translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Korean 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 Korean certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents, transcripts, diplomas and other Korean certified document translations. As Korean is one of the most... read moreKazakh
Kazakh is a Turkic language spoken in Kazakhstan, Russia and China by about 8 million people. The word “Kazakh” means “a free and independent nomad” in ancient Turkish. Many languages are spoken in Kazakhstan. In fact, 11 languages are used in newspapers, TV/Radio programs, and academics. Kazakh, spoken by over 60% of the population, is the state language, with Russian also spoken by many. Kazakh was first written with the Arabic alphabet during the 19th century. The Cyrillic alphabet was introduced but was not widely accepted at the time so the Arabic alphabet was reintroduced. After that, the Latin alphabet was introduced but in 1940, it was replaced by the Cyrillic... read moreKannada – ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada, a member of the Dravidian language family, is one of the 22 official languages of India and is the official language of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is spoken by about 50 million people. Interestingly, the Kannada language has been spoken for about 2500 years, with the Kannada writing system being in use for the last 1900 years. It is the third oldest language of India and received Classical Language status on November 1, 2008. This historical language has about 20... read moreJapanese – 日本語/にほんご/ニホンゴ/Nihongo
English Japanese Translation Services LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Japanese and Japanese to English. Thanks to a well established network of top Japanese 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 Japanese document translation, English to Japanese website localization and Japanese interpreting services. Additionally we offer translation of business cards and emails into and from Japanese, editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Japanese typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Japanese voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Japanese translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Japanese services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Japanese translators know about the cultural background of the Japanese language and can localize websites or documents for different Japanese speaking countries, e.g. Japan, Hawaii, Brazil, and Japanese speakers in Canada and the USA. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Japanese translators. Our Japanese translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Japanese 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 Japanese certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents, transcripts, diplomas and other Japanese certified document translations. As... read moreItalian – Italiano
English Italian Translation Services LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Italian and Italian to English. Thanks to a well established network of top Italian 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 Italian document translation, English to Italian website translation and localization and Italian interpreting services. Additionally we offer Italian editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Italian typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Italian voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Italian translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Italian services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Italian translators know about the cultural background of the Italian language and can localize websites or documents for different Italian speaking countries, e.g. Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, and Italian speakers in the USA, etc. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Italian translators. Our Italian translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Italian 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 Italian certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents, transcripts, diplomas and other Italian certified document translations. As Italian is one of the most spoken languages... read moreInuktitut
Inuktitut is spoken in Northern parts of Canada including Nunavut and parts of Quebec, Manitoba and Labrador. It is identified as an official language in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. It is estimated that there are about 35,000 Inuktitut speakers. A Latin alphabet writing system was brought to Inuit people by missionaries to introduce Christianity and the Bible. Before that, Inuktitut had been passed on orally in stories, legends and songs. Although there are regional differences in dialects and writing systems, all Inuit languages share roots that can be traced back thousands of... read moreIndonesian – Bahasa Indonesia
English – Indonesian | Malay LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Indonesian | Malay and Indonesian | Malay to English. Thanks to a well established network of top Indonesian | Malay 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 Indonesian document translation, English to Malay website localization and Indonesian interpreting services. Additionally we offer Malay editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Indonesian typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Malay voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Indonesian | Malay translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Indonesian | Malay services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Indonesian translators know about the cultural background of the Indonesian language and can localize websites or documents for different Indonesian speaking countries, e.g. Indonesia, Saudi-Arabia, Singapore, and Indonesian speakers in the USA, etc. Malay localizations for Malay speaking countries like Malaysia, Brunei and Myanmar are done by native Malay translators. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Indonesian | Malay translators. Our Indonesian | Malay translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Indonesian | Malay 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 Indonesian |... read moreTranslation Blog and News
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