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Estonian – Eesti keel
One of the official languages of the European Union since 1973, Estonian is spoken in Estonia by 1.1 million people. It is different from most spoken languages in Europe as it does not belong to the Indo-European group; it belongs to Uralic language family. It has been influenced by many languages such as German, Russian, Swedish and Latvian. Because of Estonia’s close proximity to Russia, Estonian people often speak Russian. According to census figures for 2000, there are 109 languages spoken in Estonia as mother tongues. The Estonian language has long been researched because the language has remarkable structure. There are two major dialect groups in Estonia: Northern and... read moreEnglish
Often Used Language Pairs for Translation with English Arabic Italian Mandarin Dutch Japanese (Simplified Chinese) Farsi (Persian) Korean Cantonese French Portuguese (Traditional Chinese) German Punjabi Spanish Indonesian (Malay) Russian Tagalog (Filipino) About English Language Part of the Germanic language family, English has 400 million native speakers and over 200 million non-native speakers in the world. Up to an estimated 1.8 billion people speak it worldwide. It is considered to be a lingua franca of the world. Also, it is one of the European Union languages since 1973 and the official language in more than 50 countries. Four phases may be distinguished in the development of the English language: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and Late Modern English, which has been in use from 1600 to the present day. One of the main reasons for its widespread growth is due to the prowess of the British Empire, which ruled many countries all over the world for centuries. American English American English or U.S. English is a set of dialects of the English language used in the United States. American English differs from British, Australian or Canadian, but most of the time the differences between them are in terms of pronunciation of certain words, some spelling and vocabulary, and slang terms and idioms. American English has been a topic of considerable interest for at least 100 years, and has led to the creation of a Dictionary of American Regional English. There are many dialects in the north, south, east and west areas of the U.S., and well-known differences in accents from Boston,... read moreDutch – Nederlands
English – Dutch LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation and interpretation from English to Dutch and Dutch to English. We offer Dutch document translation, English to Dutch website localization and Dutch interpreting services. Thanks to a well established network of top Dutch 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. Additionally we offer Dutch editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Dutch typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Dutch voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Dutch translators and interpreters are meticulously selected to provide English to Dutch services of the best possible quality for your particular needs! Only native Dutch translators know about the cultural background of the Dutch language and can localize websites or documents for different Dutch speaking countries, e.g. the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Dutch speakers in Indonesia, etc. We are able to work in both varieties – Dutch for the Netherlands and Flemish for Belgium. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Dutch translators. Our Dutch translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Dutch 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 Dutch certified and notarized translations for passports, driver’s licenses, divorce decrees, birth and marriage certificates, legal documents, transcripts, diplomas and... read moreDari – درى
Dari is one of the two official languages in Afghanistan spoken by about 5.5 million people. It is an Iranian language belonging to the Indo-European language family. In Afghanistan, there are many ethnic groups with their own language. However, about a half of the population speaks Persian and the other half speaks Dari as their official language. Most of the Dari vocabulary is the same as Persian but the difference between them is that Persian has more French borrowed words and Dari has more English.The spoken difference is primarily found in pronunciation. Due to its historical background, modern Dari has developed with a number of Arabic and Persian loanwords. Dari is spoken in Northern, Central and Eastern Afghanistan. The Central dialect is the standard dialect of... read moreDanish – Dansk
Denmark, which is one of the oldest countries in the world, was voted the happiest country on earth for the second time in 2010. The Danish language is one of the official languages of the European Union since 1973 and the official language of Denmark with 6 million speakers. It is also spoken in many other neighbouring countries. Its major dialects are Eastern Danish, Island Danish, and Jutlandish. Danish was heavily influenced by German, French and English words. The bridge between Copenhagen and Sweden was completed in 2000, so Swedish might be influenced by Danish in the near future, and vice... read moreCzech – Čeština
One of the official languages of the European Union since 2004, Czech is spoken by about 12 million people in the Czech Republic. It can be categorized into four dialects which correspond to different geographical areas within the country. One of the four areas is Bohemia where “Common Czech” is the most widely spoken. Czech Republic used to be Czechoslovakia until 1992 when it split into the separate countries of Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech and Slovak languages still share many similarities, and the modern forms have only slight differences in pronunciation and sentence structure. The Czech language is considered to be one of the most difficult to learn in the... read moreCroatian – Hrvatski
An Eastern European language, Croatian is spoken by 5.5 million people. It is the official language of the Republic of Croatia and, along with Bosnian and Serbian, one of three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It used to be defined as a Serbian language but after Croatia gained independence from Austria-Hungary in October 1918 and declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the two languages and cultures claimed their distinction. Another distinction between Croatian and Serbian is the written form. The Latin alphabet is used in Croatian, whereas the Cyrillic alphabet is used in Serbian. There are three dialects: Shtokavian, Chakavian and Kaikavian. Shtokavian is the literary and standard language in... read moreCatalan – Català
A Romance language, Catalan is spoken by about 12 million people. The biggest autonomous nation of Europe, Catalonia (Spain) uses Catalan language as its official language. It is also spoken as a co-official language in the Spanish communities of Balearic and Valencia. There are two major dialects in Catalonia: Eastern Catalan and Western Catalan. Catalan developed from Latin on the North and South side of the eastern Pyrenees, and shares roots with other languages in the North of Italy, South of France and Spain. It’s linguistic domain is a culturally rich and active area. Catalan is a really active language: the editors per speaker ratio inside the Catalan linguistic domain is one of the highest in the world, and the first level Internet domain “.cat” for web sites in Catalan was the first one created for a linguistic community, due to popular request and having into account the high level of activity of Catalan on the... read moreCantonese Chinese – 廣東話
English – Traditional Chinese LingoStar Translation Services Canada | USA provides professional translation from English to Traditional Chinese and Traditional Chinese to English and interpreting from English to Cantonese and Mandarin. Thanks to a well established network of top Traditional 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 Traditional Chinese document translation, English to Traditional Chinese website localization and Cantonese and Mandarin interpreting services. Additionally we offer Traditional Chinese editing by native translators and editors, typesetting by experienced Chinese typesetters and video game localization and voiceovers by specialized Chinese Mandarin and Cantonese voiceover artists and translators. Our experienced native English to Traditional 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 Traditional Chinese language and can localize websites or documents for different Chinese Cantonese and mandarin Chinese speaking countries, e.g. Singapore, Taiwan, China and Chinese speakers in Indonesia, etc. We are able to work in many Chinese regional varieties and dialects. One of the most commonly requested languages for translation is Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong which is essentially written out as Traditional Chinese. Our team consists of experienced medical, technical and legal Chinese translators. Our Traditional Chinese translators will expertly handle your project in your specific industry. We have completed numerous Traditional Chinese translations in these fields and more: • Advertising • Mining • Business and Employment….. • Packaging... read moreCambodian
The Cambodian language is officially called “Khmer” and is spoken by the Khmer people as the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austro-Asiatic language. This original Hindi language has roots deep in many languages such as Khmer, Thai, Laotian, and Burmese. Khmer speakers number 12 million in Cambodia and about 21 million in the world. Khmer has its own alphabet and differs from neighbouring languages. It has 33 consonants and 23 vowels, however, there are many more consonants and vowels not included in the standard... read moreBurmese
The official language of Burma is called “Myanmar language” or Burmese. It is spoken by 32 million people and an additional 10 million people also speak Burmese as a second language in neighbouring countries. The standard dialect of Burmese is influenced by Yangon, which is a former capital of Burma. A southern Indian alphabet called Mon became the basis of the unique Burmese alphabet. The second language in Burma is English: it is taught from kindergarten on and most academia and media is in English. One interesting fact about Myanmar culture is that they have no family name and the initial of their name is decided by the day of birth (Monday –Sunday). It also changes depending on age and social standing throughout their... read moreBulgarian – български език
Bulgarian is a Southern Slavic language with about 12 million speakers mainly in Bulgaria. In 2007 it was added as a European Union language. Bulgarian was the first Slavic language to be written in history. The modern Bulgarian language developed from the 16th to 19th centuries. It led the Bulgarian people to make demands for language education as well. Modern Bulgarian borrows many Turkish words and is influenced by Romanian, Albanian, Russian and others. One interesting example of body language in Bulgaria is that shaking the head back and forth means ‘Yes’ and nodding the head up and down means... read moreBosnian – босански
Bosnian is spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina by 3 million people. It developed from the South Slavic language family. In fact, it is considered a Shavian dialect. However, Bosnian was introduced as the sole official language of Bosnia in the early 1900s. The Latin alphabet is used in the modern Bosnian language... read moreBengali – বাংলা
Bengali is the official language of Bangladesh with 230 million speakers, which is high on the list of the most spoken languages in the world, and the second most in India. There are six spoken dialects. After claiming independence from Britain, Bengali became the Eastern Bengali of Pakistan. However, Eastern and Western Pakistan had different official languages and this triggered the independence of Bengali from Pakistan in 1971. This historical affair is well known as the Bengali Language Movement and it is celebrated by a memorial day in Bengali called International Mother Language... read moreBelarusian – Беларуская мова
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... read moreTranslation Blog and News
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