Showing posts with label Spanish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spanish. Show all posts

Friday, 19 August 2011

Translation Services - Expanding Business by Spanish and French Translation


The complexity of any language is one of its well known unique features. Each language is different from the other in many ways. It is an extremely difficult task to remember each and every language.

There are numerous language translation services available today which makes this task easier and simpler. These language translation services help in translating the text into some other language, demanded by the client.

Spanish and French are the two most common languages spoken in the western countries. It is also known that Spanish and French literature contains very interesting facts. Many people want to study Spanish and French literature in order to improve their knowledge. The main objective is to use this knowledge in various practical applications which ultimately prove to be profitable. Spanish and French market provides lot of opportunities for the people all over the world to invest in the Spanish and French business. Thus, it is always better to have good knowledge about these languages beforehand.

There are many Spanish translation services available today, that helps to translate text in Spanish language. This proves to be helpful for those businessmen who want to introduce their products in the Spanish market in order to make huge profits. Spanish translation, provided by various Spanish translation services is of high quality. The process of Spanish translation practiced by various Spanish translation services helps in translating text in both forms of Spanish languages which includes Spanish spoken in Latin America and Spanish spoken in Spain.

Similarly, numerous French translation services translate text in French language. These French translation services also help in translating the French matter in some other language. French translation indeed requires expertise. The process of French translation is difficult and time taking. French language is of two types, French spoken in France and French spoken in Canada. Text matter can be easily translated in both these forms.

Professional translators are available doing the job of translation. Regular communication between the professional translators and the client ensures high quality of the translated data. Client should give enough time to the professional translators for doing their job efficiently. Client should also entertain all the queries and doubts of the professional translators. The combined efforts of the client and the professional translators contribute to excellent quality of work. Thus, the meaning of text is not changed and people do not misinterpret the meaning of translated matter.




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Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Reasons to Use English to Spanish Translation Services


When you're trying to translate a document or set of documents from English to Spanish, using a software program may not allow you to get the right context or message across to the native-speaking audience. Translating a document written in English word-for-word into Spanish often results in missed meanings, mixed messages and poor grammar. Working with a professional English to Spanish translation company is a much better way to have your document or documents translated as accurately as possible.

English to Spanish translation services are available all across the globe, and many conduct business entirely online. This means you can upload your documents and then have them translated by professional, native-speakers within a very short period of time. This can take the burden of finding a native-speaker to complete the project off your shoulders. Here are some other reasons to use English to Spanish translation services:

1. Customized translations for certain specialties. Do you need to have a scientific manual or technical report translated? How about a set of marketing brochures for a new product or service? Many document translation companies offer niche services or specialized services where the translators have significant experience working or teaching in your field. This means the English to Spanish translation services will be much more accurate and you will receive a higher quality product.

2. Spanish localization options. If you are going to be using the translated documents for a particular market such as Spain, Venezuela, Peru, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Chile or Cuba, your document may need to be modified slightly to ensure the right dialect and words are used. A professional English to Spanish translation service can assess whether to use 'neutral' Spanish for your particular document, or if they need to localize the work so it applies to a specific group.

3. Fast turnaround time without compromising quality. Professional and experienced English to Spanish translation service companies will use a team of native speakers to perform the translation with accuracy. Few will rely on machines or software programs, so it's in your best interest to find out what the company's process is. A team of translators can use their experience, knowledge and skills to ensure the highest quality document.

Many companies choose to outsource their translation projects because of the ease of delivery and variety of services available. Working with a professional document translation company means you can count on high quality work, and keep track of the project throughout the process. Investing in this type of service also means you can enjoy peace of mind knowing that a professional and experienced company is handling the project from start to finish.

Overall, English to Spanish translation services offer many benefits over hiring a freelancer independently and hoping for good results. A professional and experienced company that manages a team of translators can offer competitive rates, and many offer guarantees for quality. Whether you're translating a marketing newsletter or a company manual for Spanish-speaking employees and staff members, using professional English to Spanish translation services may be to your advantage.




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Monday, 15 August 2011

Translating Spanish - How to Get Started


Spanish comes second only to Mandarin in terms of the number of native speakers in the world today. Wikipedia alone has over four hundred thousand articles in Spanish. Clearly, there's an awful lot of information out there in Spanish and a lot of people who want to understand what's being said. If you speak Spanish in addition to your own language and enjoy writing, you might want to consider taking up translating Spanish.

Where to Begin

One good place to start is magazines. Look for bilingual magazines published in a Spanish-speaking country, subscribe to them, and check out the translations. What kind of terms do they use? Could you do a better job? Does the subject matter interest you? This may not be important later on, but you'll need to be highly motivated at the start. Try your hand at translating one of the articles and then compare your work with their translation. Is it similar? What did they do differently to you? For practice, here's a sentence from a translation I did a few years ago:

Muchos autoritarismos electorales han iniciado un proceso de apertura desde la periferia subnacional, al comenzar por experimentar elecciones con cierto grado de limpieza e imparcialidad en esos ámbitos, dejando todavía cerrada la competencia para las elecciones de autoridades en el ámbito nacional.

Much electoral authoritarianism has begun a process of liberalization from the subnational periphery, as it begins to experience elections which are, to a certain degree, clean and fair at this level, whilst competition is still closed for the election of authorities at national level.

I'm not really happy with this translation now. I think the sentence is too long and too confusing. What would you do to make it better?

Human versus Machine Translation (MT)

You may be wondering whether people still need translators. After all, you can get free translations on the Internet these days. While it is true that services such as Google Translate and Babelfish have improved a lot since the early days, there will always be a need for translators. They're fine for getting the gist of an email, but I wouldn't use them for serious translation. Here's a random example from Babelfish:

En las casas todos los servicios se ubican a nivel del sótano; la planta baja contiene las áreas sociales volcadas al exterior a través de un gran cristal, protegido por un pergolado metálico que remata en un muro recubierto de cantera blanca.

In the houses all the services are located concerning the cellar; the ground floor contains the overturned social areas to the outside through a great crystal, protected by a pergolado metalist who ends in a covered wall of white quarry.

Here's my translation:

All services are located at basement level, whereas the first floors contain social areas. These face the outside through large windows that are protected by metallic pergolas fitted into walls covered in white finished stone.

As you can see, translation isn't just a word-for-word process--it involves thought and cultural awareness. You need to consider the context of the text you're translating as well as the vocabulary. This is something a machine will never get completely right. Until someone comes up with Artificial Intelligence, of course, and then we're all out of a job!

Tools of the Trade

Joking apart, computers are obviously very useful for translators. Your first tool is the word-processor, and it's worth learning all the shortcuts you can to make the job go quicker. The less time you spend using the mouse, the more time you have for typing. One tip which might be useful is to find the parallel view function in your word-processing program so that you can see both source and target texts at the same time. This way, you avoid missing out chunks from the source text.

Specialised dictionaries are also a godsend when you get into more specific areas. For example, as I have done quite a lot of legal agreements, I use a Spanish to English legal dictionary for Mexican legal terms. I also have a dictionary of Mexican terms for translating cultural terms. Terminology is obviously crucial to making a natural-sounding translation in your area.

Internet Tips

The Internet is just as useful. I subscribe to an online dictionary service to check definitions quickly and efficiently, using both Spanish to English and Spanish language functions. If that doesn't come up with the term I need, search engines such as Google, Yahoo or Live Search can be very useful for concordancing purposes. Simply by typing in a phrase, you will learn how it is used in context. Here's what I got when I wanted to understand the phrase retorno sobre el capital.

Retorno--(Economía): Definición
Retorno sobre el capital Cálculo en porcentaje de la utilidad neta que una compañia puede obtener para sus accionistas, es la relación financiera más...

The same trick works in reverse if you want to check whether your translated phrase works. You'll notice that your search terms are highlighted in bold in the results. The closer together those search terms appear, the more likely it is that your term is in common use. Here's an entry which showed up well in Google when I was checking to see if effective radiated power was a true phrase:

Effective radiated power - Wikipedia

In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP) is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF)...

By the way, if Wikipedia comes up with the term at the top of your results, you've struck gold! Obviously, it isn't 100% reliable as a source of information, but I see its appearance in the results as a very good indicator of the popularity of a term. The more popular a term is, the more likely it is to be correct. If you click through to the article you find, you might find it useful for building up a glossary of terms in the field you're translating.

Computer Aided Translation (CAT)

If you're a more advanced translator, you can also try using a translation memory system. These are also known as Computer Aided Translation systems, and what they do is learn from your previous translations, giving you suggestions as you go through the text. I wouldn't recommend this for beginners, as you need to understand the translating process first and it's important not to get carried away. This is a tool--it won't do the translation for you.

What's more, CAT may not be appropriate for all kinds of translations, as it can restrict the way you think about the text. When you're translating Spanish, you usually have very long sentences that need breaking up or moving around, and the system may not be flexible enough to let you do this easily. It's good for large translations where you need to use a standardised glossary, such as manuals or company websites, but not so useful for creative pieces, such as marketing campaigns or literature.

Final Thoughts

Hopefully, these tips on how to get started translating Spanish have been useful for you and you will be able to apply them in your own work. Translation can be an immensely rewarding activity when you get the hang of it and very frustrating if you feel out of your depth, so one final piece of advice would be to take it slowly to begin with. Good luck!




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Sunday, 14 August 2011

Is There a Demand for Chinese to Spanish Translation


In today's global society, being able to speak the languages most often used in commerce and business is a great asset. Translation is no different.

Three of the most important languages used today in the business world are English, Spanish, and Chinese. While a lot of the translation work that is done is translation to or from English, there are also opportunities for translators to work between languages that aren't specifically English.

If Spanish and Chinese are two of the other popular languages used in business in a global business world, is there ever a demand for translation from Chinese to Spanish, or Spanish to Chinese?

This is a good question that isn't as easy to answer as it might seem at first. If there is a demand for both of these languages individually, then it seems natural that there would be a demand for translation between these languages. However, the hard part, I think, is finding corresponding translation work between the two languages.

Any opportunities to translate Chinese to Spanish would have to come from either businesses in Latin America (or Spain) who are doing work in China (or Taiwan), or government entities making deals or contracts with businesses or governments in China (or Taiwan).

Because of the difficulty in working as a translator for government agencies in Latin America, the most direct way to become a Chinese to Spanish translator would be to get in touch with companies that are looking to work with Chinese companies. However, finding these opportunities is merely the first step.

The second step is to have a deep understanding of both Chinese and Latin American culture. These cultures are very different and these differences would definitely be manifest in the documents to be translated. Because the two cultures are vastly different, a potential Chinese to Spanish translator still needs to maintain some connection to each side.

However, if you as a translator are interested in both Spanish and Chinese and doing Chinese to Spanish or Spanish to Chinese translation work, you won't have too many other translators to compete with because of the relatively small number of translators using these two languages together.

So if you're looking for a challenge and got time to spare, work on your Spanish and Chinese language skills and you'll be one of the few Chinese to Spanish translators.




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Evaluating a Spanish Translator Certification Program


Spanish translator certification programs are becoming more and more prevalent as more and more people realize the importance that Spanish translation plays and will continue to play now and in the future. In order to take advantage of all the opportunities brought about by an increase in Spanish speakers, those with a solid grasp of English and Spanish are taking advantage and looking for ways to become translators.

In order to better their prospects for getting business, translators often turn to Spanish translator certification programs to prove their abilities to future clients and employers. Spanish translator certification programs take many forms, but most are geared towards helping you pass various certification tests given by various translation organizations.

The translation industry, at least in the United States, is not governed as tightly as other industries, such as law, medicine, or accounting, and so a lot of confusion has arisen over time about what it really means to be certified as a translator. For other industries like the ones I just mentioned, there are national standardized tests that are rigidly controlled, and these tests must be passed before a person can be employed legally in that industry.

Translation is different. Because there is no body that has the legal right to enforce translation standardization, many people become confused with all the noise from various organizations offering their version of a Spanish translator certification program. Not only can it be confusing to (would-be) translators, but it is also confusing for potential clients.

So what should you look for if you become interested in taking part in a Spanish translator certification program? Well, there are a few things to keep in mind. The first is that although there is no federally recognized organization for governing translators in the U.S., there is a national organization that offers tests for translator certification. This organization is called the American Translators Association (ATA) and is generally recognized by most translators as being the de facto organization for translator certification in the United States.

Most Spanish translator certification programs, therefore, try to give translators enough knowledge and experience to be able to pass the ATA certification tests. There are other organizations throughout the world that offer translator certification, and in order to find them you can do a search for the country you are interested in.

If you are want to become an ATA certified translator, my suggestion would be to look for a Spanish translator certification program that will give you the best opportunity of passing the tests given by ATA. These programs can be offered as university degrees, night school classes, or even online courses. Whatever the method, becoming certified takes a lot of study and a lot of practice, but can reap big dividends throughout your translation career.




Clint Tustison is a Spanish English translator interested in helping businesses and translators better understand the translation industry. If you're interested in how to improve your translation business or your relationship with translation companies, check out his website at http://www.spanish-translation-help.com.





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How Good are Automatic Spanish Translation Tools


No matter what industry Spanish language translators translate work in, they all seem to have at least one thing in common: defending their profession against those who believe that automatic Spanish translation tools can replace professional translators.

This is one of the biggest myths that translators have to deal with on a daily basis and even though we are constantly trying to educate our clients and others about this misconception, it still seems that many people still believe it.

Those who don't understand what it takes for a professional translator to accurately translate a document often say that automatic Spanish translation tools like those you can find online at various search engine websites are better than ever and are all that someone needs when they need a translation.

Nothing could be further from the truth. I admit that these automatic Spanish translators are getting better and better, but they are nowhere near what they need to be to even remotely compare to work done by a professional translator.

Many times, these tools perform word-for-word translations and are unable to take into consideration any type of context needed to understand what the document is all about. To illustrate this, I've decided to take a sentence from a Spanish-language newspaper, plug it into a popular online automatic Spanish translation tool, and then show the result.

Here is the Spanish (it's from a Spanish language newspaper):

Repitiendo a gritos una y otra vez ´Alahu Akbar´ (Alá es grande) y otras proclamas más, en tono desafiante, mientras blandía un ejemplar del Corán, el depuesto presidente iraquí Saddam Hussein escuchó la sentencia que le condenó a morir en la horca.

...and here is the English translation:

Repeating to shouts time and time again ´Alahu Akbar´ (Alá is great) and other proclamations more, in challenging tone, while he brandished a unit of the Corán, the demoted Iraqian president Saddam Hussein listened to the sentence that condemned to him to die in the gift.

Even if you don't speak Spanish, it's easy to see that while you can get a gist of what the sentence is about, there are a few really glaring errors that don't remain faithful to the original version, when you need a translation that is truly correct and faithful to the original document, you will need the services of a professional translator.

So while we Spanish translators have our work cut out for us in terms of defending our profession against those who would whittle it down to using automatic Spanish translation tools, I say the results speak for themselves. Who would you rather trust?




Clint Tustison is a translator interested in helping other translators improve their businesses. His website, Spanish-translation-help.com is filled with information helpful to translators regarding the translation industry, and his free monthly newsletter, Translator Techniques, has tips and techniques for translators.





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Saturday, 13 August 2011

Site Promotion for a English Spanish Internet Translator


As an English-Spanish Internet translator, you can really leverage your translator website to reach new clients and increase your business.

After you build your website, the number one concern you should have is promoting the site. There have been many books and articles written about website promotion, and there are countless ways to go about promoting your site. While many of these resources are very useful, they are usually not geared towards any industry in particular. As such, I have taken some of these suggestions and modified them so that translators in particular can take advantage of them.

Here are five suggestions that you can implement to get more people to visit your Internet translator website:

1) Post in language forums where a signature is allowed. Many language and translation forums do not allow signatures, but some do. One that does allow signatures is the About.com Spanish forum. After you make a post or post a reply you'll usually see an increase in the traffic to your translator website.

2) Write articles on translation or language learning. There are many language directories that are in need of short articles on language issues. When people read these articles, they often follow the website link you have in your signature and visit your site. One site that accepts articles about language and translation is http://www.translationdirectory.com.

3) Hand out translator business cards. How many translators do you know that have business cards? Many of the translators I know don't have any. For whatever reason, hey think that they don't need business cards. I say that anything you can use to get people to visit your translation website will eventually help you to get more business, and putting your website address on your business card will bring in some business. Even if you only get one customer from passing out 100 business cards, that customer could bring you more business than you could imagine.

4) Submit your website to language-specific and country-specific directories. For example, if you are a Russian translator living in Australia, make sure to submit your website to Australian search engines as well as search engines in Russian. Many translators simply focus on submitting their websites to the main search engines, but oftentimes the language- and country-specific search engines and directories can bring in even more focused leads to your website. Whether you're an English-Spanish Internet translator or a Chinese-English legal translator, you can find directories to submit your site to.

5) Exchange links with other translators. Translators usually only translate between two or three language. Exchanging links with a translator that works in a different language than your own is a great way to get more traffic to both your website and the website of the other translator.

By following these five suggestions, you can increase the visitor traffic to your translation website and build your clientele, thus bringing in more business.




Clint Tustison is a translator interested in helping other translators improve their businesses. His website, Spanish-translation-help.com is filled with information helpful to translators regarding the translation industry, and his free monthly newsletter, Translator Techniques, has tips and techniques for translators.





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Friday, 12 August 2011

Make Money as a Spanish Translator


There are lots of ways to earn a living in the world today. Sometimes we only seem to think that doctors, lawyers, or rocket scientists are the only ones who can make any money. However, if you're bilingual in Spanish and another language, you can be a Spanish translator and earn a good income.

What it takes to be a Spanish Translator

A lot of people think that anybody that speaks two languages can be a translator. This is not the case. A Spanish translator must be able to understand not only English and Spanish, but also has to know the culture of the people that speak the languages, and be able to write well. Also, in order to be a freelance Spanish translator, you need to have drive and determination to make your new business work.

Becoming a translator will not make you rich over night. In fact, I know very few translators that would classify themselves as rich. However, that doesn't mean that there isn't money in translation. You just have to know how to make some of it yours.

Using Spanish to Make Money

Once you decide that you'd like to be a translator, you have to realize that as with any other business you might start, people need to know about it in order for you to have any business. If you just say to yourself one day, "Great, I'm going to be a translator starting today," and then do nothing else, you won't be anywhere nearer your goal of making money as a Spanish translator.

You have to market yourself.

This is probably the most important step you have to take in order to become a successful translator. Some translators will probably scoff at me for saying this, but there are translators that aren't very good but get a lot of business because they are good marketers. On the other hand, there are very good translators that don't get any business because they are very bad marketers.

Marketing Your Translation Business

There are a lot of ways to market your newly formed translation business, and I'm not going to outline them all here right now. However, as I've talked to translators over the years, I've come to the conclusion that the hardest period for translators is right at the beginning of their careers. It's when they're just starting out that they have the most trouble finding work.

The way to beat that is simple: Tell everyone you know and meet that you are a Spanish translator and that you are open for business. Give everybody a couple of business cards and tell them to pass one on to someone else. This might seem intimidating at first, but you should be proud that you are bilingual and able to translate. There are a lot of people in the world that wish they had what you have.

By telling everyone you know that you are looking for translation work, they can keep their eyes and ears open for you. And once you get clients, it's a lot easier to have them keep coming back to you for all their needs than to go out and find another client.

There are a lot of Spanish translators in the world today, but if you take yourself seriously and start marketing yourself as outlined above, you'll be able to make a niche for yourself in the translation industry and make money as a Spanish translator.




Clint Tustison loves languages and has been translating for the past 10 years. Lately he's begun imparting his knowledge of the translation industry to help all those interested in becoming translators. These tips and suggestions can be found at http://www.spanish-translation-help.com.





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English to Spanish Translation - How Correct Does It Need To Be?


Using Spanish to English translation services on-line for what you are promoting can reinforce your credibility within the world network. Spanish to English translation services can deliver your company into play with the remainder of the world. One of the growing areas of Spanish to English translations is in the monetary world. That is quite a hard space to interpret in a simple field, then again, financial control is extra advanced and mistakes can be costly. If you are in the monetary marketplace then making sure your documents are translated as it should be is very important, whether that is from English to Spanish translation or Spanish to English translation. Communicating effectively with clients within the global marketplace is an important to the lifeblood of your business.

Top of the range and expertly skilled translators will likely be required with an delivered experience in financial matters. This may increasingly ensure that what you are promoting dealings do not endure or your files are inaccurately translated. Most translation services undertake translators that simplest translate into their mother tongue, so if your documents require Spanish to English translation or English to Spanish translation you'll be sure to to find the suitable services for you. While researching to your translation carrier, make certain this is likely one of the guarantees offered by way of the company.

Spanish to English translation is turning into more commonplace in lots of fields of enterprise and if you can discover a translation agency that only translates files in your area of interest market then you are going to be guaranteed a better and extra professional end result than if you select a more generalized agency services. Every other important aspect to believe is confidentiality. English to Spanish translation might require a high stage of confidentiality and this will have to be to be had as standard. Most businesses consider this extremely useful and do their very best to make sure their workers are trustworthy.

Once in a while while translating an international language into English, reminiscent of Spanish to English translation, some meanings to positive phrases will also be lost or inaccurately translated, and this is especially so if a person is inexperienced within the field during which they are translating. There are a wide variety of nuances in Spanish to English translation, particularly in the monetary or felony fields and those will have an instantaneous bearing on the correct that means of a word. Subsequently, your translation services wish to remember a translator's enjoy in the required area. An excellent translation agency will be offering this and in case your monetary files require revel in in stocks and stocks or futures then make certain that the individual, who undertakes the translation means of Spanish to English translation, has the related enjoy within the inventory marketplace in addition to a proficiency of their mom tongue. From time to time translation businesses could have more than one individual assigned to the duty as a double take a look at and this offers you a better and more accurate representation of your Spanish to English translation, it will also cost more.

In a similar fashion if the sector of expertise is engineering or the construction business, the pro translator will have to be qualified within the relevant house too, ideally via numerous years. Operating as a translator for Spanish to English translation or English to Spanish translation, is a worthwhile space of work and many people are the use of this to their merit in the task sector as jobs grow to be just a little more difficult to find. Operating as a translator you probably have an unique field of translation expertise can offer good possibilities with very good operating conditions.




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Thursday, 11 August 2011

Spanish Translation


Spanish is the native language for approximately 340 million people in the world and one of the five most commonly spoken languages. Spanish-speaking Latin American nations are one of the emergent powers of the future with large-scale imports and exports to many nations. It will continue to gain importance as Latin American economies grow. Again, Spanish is a leading language in tourism, art, literature and business. Spain and Mexico are two of the most visited countries in the world. From this, you can imagine the number of tourist guides, websites, hotel brochures and other documents needs to be translated into Spanish.

Spanish is often the first choice for companies that are expanding their marketing to foreign language speakers. Translation is an effective way to reach millions of people. The Spanish-speaking population is one of the fastest growing segments in the world, especially in the United States. The Spanish- speaking segment constitutes a huge community that shares products, services, culture offering businesses and institutions a truly unique growth opportunity. This is especially in United States, where the Hispanic population has recently become the largest minority in the country.

Spanish translation can be from Spanish to Spanish or from any foreign languages to Spanish. The Spanish language spread widely everywhere and today people speak Spanish in Europe, Asia, North and South America. Naturally, these regions developed their own variations and that's why the Spanish spoken in Miami is different from that of Spain. These distinctions explain why you have to work with different translators in different parts of the world to provide correct nuance of language.

The purest form of Spanish is called Castilian, the original dialect. Spanish vocabulary is basically of Latin origin, though like British and American English, there are differences in vocabulary in different parts of Spain. There are numerous particularities and idiomatic expressions with Spanish or Castilian. In Spanish, there are question and exclamation marks, which appears right at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. Capitalization occurs only at the beginning of the sentence and for proper nouns, not for days, months, years, languages etc. This written form of dialect is standard for broadcast, media and print.

Most of English speaking countries are Spain's important business partners. Therefore, the English Spanish translation is a necessity for companies trading with Spain. A large number of English documents required to be translated in Spanish, as Latin American countries are becoming commercial business partners worldwide.

A variety of documents needs to be translated into Spanish in different industries like-

1. Advertising and marketing

2. Automotive

3. E business

4. E-learning

5. Finance

6. Legal

7. Media and entertainment

8. Travel and Tourism

Translation tips

1. Don't simply interpret the word, 'feel' the intention for whom you are translating.

2. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation for the highest quality translations.

3. After translated, proofread the document by an expert before sending.

4. Translators should be a native to that place only, so that they can do a proper justice while translating.

For this, you can take help from an online dictionary or a translating machine. Online Spanish dictionary provides thorough and current definitions, new vocabulary and word borrowings from other languages much like translating machines.

The rate of translation into Spanish varies according to the nuance of language you wish. That means if a translator has to perform a lot of research, translation will take more time and naturally, more rate.

Difference between Translation and transcription

Translation is the action of interpretation of the meaning of a text and subsequent production of an equivalent text that communicates the same message in another language. Spanish translation involves listening to an audio or video tape in Spanish language and producing an English translation or vice versa.

Transcription, on the other hand, is the conversion of a spoken source into written or printed format in the same language. The Spanish transcription is generally done by a Spanish person, while translation by an English speaker translating into English.

Spanish translation is more than just putting words into another language; it requires an understanding of the information being translated, so that the spirit, meaning, tone and style of the communication are preserved, While Spanish transcription requires a good listening skill, understanding of the subject matter and ability to write the same information in the same language.

To perform Spanish transcription and translation, one has to listen and write down the content in the language in which it is presented. Then translate it to the target language required.

Spanish translations of official documents, such as driver's licenses, birth/death certificates and school or university transcripts for submission to govt. offices require certification. That means the translator must be certified by the certifying body of the province in which the document will be submitted. Translation should ensure localization, clarity and overall cohesion of message for the target audience. Whether you need to transcribe interviews, focus groups, depositions or conferences, the goal is the same-conversion of audio into text format.

Online dictionaries are now available to translate English words into Spanish languages and vice versa. In English to Spanish translation, machine translation can help certainly with specific words and some phrases in the same way as an online dictionary, but it is not yet powerful enough to cope with all kinds of translation. A computer cannot think the way a human editor can do; the 'feel' will not be there.

Copyright (c) 2009 Ajay Prasad




Ajay Prasad is President of Global Marketing Resources, an Orange County, California based company. GMRTranscription is an unit of the company and has been providing accurate and affordable transcription services of all types over the years. Transcription Vendors is another project of the company to make transcription companies and clients meets on a single platform.





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Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Spanish Translation Software: Reach More, Expand More


Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. In fact,

Spanish is spoken by almost 400 million people in 21 different countries.

While it is the official language of Spain and many Latin American countries,

Spanish is understood across the world. Therefore, whether it¡¯s business,

social welfare or any other pursuit, Spanish holds the potential of taking

your communication across the world.

In the compressed global world of today, when communication has gained

the status of all importance, you can hardly afford to ignore such a sizable

segment of world population. This is part of the reason why companies and

websites offering translation services have multiplied like never before. But

the services of companies or human translators might prove to be too

expensive if you have frequent and recurrent need for Spanish translations.

Websites that offer free translating service, on the other hand, are

appropriate for short and non-elaborate translations. In fact these

websites are ideal to learn new words in a different language or

supplement other modes of translation.

So what choice do you have if you need Spanish translation on a day to

day basis? As would be the case if you receive business queries in and

corporate communications Spanish; or you have a website which receives

significant amount of Spanish-speaking visitors; or you are a student who

needs to understand Spanish documents. In all these cases you will require

a mode of translation which is easy, hassle free and totally affordable.

This is where Spanish translation software comes in. Translation software

is not only of the easiest and affordable ways of language translation, it is

also one of the most efficient ones. The software works 24/7 and has the

lowest costs per translation.

What can Spanish translation software do for you?

1. Convert any text into a foreign language

2. Translates e-mail message to/from a foreign language

3. Translates letters, reports, and memos in a foreign language

4. Translates training manuals and employee handbooks in a foreign

language

5. Perfect tool for converting web pages, Excel files, Microsoft Word

and Power Point presentations and PDF files.

Truly Versatile

No matter what your requirements are, so long as it is Spanish translation,

there is software that perfectly suits your needs. Spanish translation

software is unparalleled when it comes to translating web pages, faxes, e-

mail, spreadsheets, correspondence, business documents and letters too.

It is also remarkably easy to use. You can work with the software inside

Microsoft Office. All you have to do is open the document, choose the

language and click the translate button. The document is translated to the

preferred language almost instantly.

Highly accurate and fast too

The software translators work within fraction of seconds and can be trained

for high levels of accuracy. Generally, translation software can deliver high

levels of ¡°gisting¡± which means that the document may not be 100%

accurately translated but you can make out what it is all about and spend

little time editing and proofing. That is why training the software is one of

the crucial determinants which differentiate a good from average software.

The speed of the software can be judged from the fact that it can translate

a 250 word document in 30 minutes.

Getting around Spanish dialects

If you are looking for Spanish translation software, you will also have to get

the issues related to Spanish dialects clarified. There are numerous dialects

in Spanish, such as Mexican Spanish, Cuban Spanish, Puerto Rican Spanish

and Latin American Spanish. There are also other dialects as Andalusian,

Murcian, Aragonese, Navarrese, Leonese, and Canary Islands Spanish.

However the one dialect that is mostly used by Spanish translation

software is Castillian Spanish, otherwise known as Neutral Spanish. This is

the dialect that all official communication are created in, books, movies and

radio programs are also created in this dialect. If you choose good

translation software, you can train it to recognize different words from

other dialects by building your own customized dictionaries and by building

translation memory etc. Need a Mexican Spanish Translation? Just create

an additional dictionary of those specific terms to localize the document.




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Tuesday, 9 August 2011

Setting Spanish Translation Rates


One of the first things a translator has to do is decide what kind of Spanish translation rates to set. This can be a difficult thing to do when first starting out because many other translators are reluctant to share their rates with fellow translators. Well, before you do set your Spanish translation rates, there are some things you should be aware of.

First of all, translators set rates differently. Most translators charge by the word, but there are times when translators charge by the hour, or even by the page. The reason that translators charge by word is because the amount of words on a page can vary. It's not fair to translators to get paid by the page because the client could put more words on a single page in order for the cost of the job to be less.

As I mentioned before, one of the hardest things for translators to do is to actually set their English and Spanish translation rates. Well, rates can be decided by a number of factors. One of the factors that decides translation rates is the language pair that you translate in. For example, if you are a translator who translates a unique language, you can command a higher rate than someone who translates in Spanish, since Spanish is a more common language.

Another factor that determines translation rates is the type of material that you will be translating. Typically, more technical material will be able to command a higher translation rate. For example, if you are a medical translator, or an engineering translator who translates scientific or engineering technical papers, you will be able to charge more. On the other hand, documents that are more general in nature will usually only get the basic Spanish translation rate.

Another factor that sometimes plays a role in how much you can charge is the reputation you have as a translator, or how long you've been in the business. Competition is pretty tough these days, partly due to the fact that everyone that speaks more than one language thinks they can be a translator. Because of the competition, Spanish translation rates are often driven way down. However, paying the lowest cost doesn't mean the client will get a good translation, so by keeping your translation rates at a fair price for translators and clients, you'll be keeping the industry fair.

Once you understand the factors that go into setting Spanish translation rates, you can go ahead and set rates. One of things that can give you an idea of what kind of rates to set for your translation business is to check out freelance translation websites and see what kind of rates other translators set. One such site is Proz.com. One this site, clients can post their jobs and translators can bid on them. To get you started in setting your Spanish translation rates, I will say that I've seen rates anywhere from .15 to .70 cents a word, so taking the above factors into consideration, you should have enough to decide what rates to set.




Clint Tustison is a Spanish English translator interested in helping businesses and translators better understand the translation industry. If you're interested in how to improve your translation business or your relationship with translation companies, check out his website at http://www.spanish-translation-help.com.





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Interested in Becoming a Certified Spanish Translator?


Do I need to be a certified Spanish translator to translate? What can I do to become a certified Spanish translator? These are the two most frequent questions I get asked from translators and would-be translators.

Well, it's likely that other translators or those who would like to become translators have the same questions, and so I'd like to answer those questions here in this article.

Do I need to be a certified Spanish translator?

Many would-be translators are under the impression that in order to translate, they have to become certified. This isn't necessarily true and there are a few reasons why this is so. First of all, merely being certified doesn't make a translator a good translator. Certification is a method that organizations use to determine if a translator meets their standards or their idea of what a good translation should be. While these organizations usually do a good job of determining their standards, these standards universally acknowledged.

This means just because a translator is not certified by this type of organization does not mean he or she is not a good translator. Many translators choose not to take the certification tests administered by certification organizations, yet they still have a great freelance translation business and are able to find clients.

However, that being said, there are some people that only want "certified" translators for their projects, and so for that reason, it might be useful to look into becoming certified. But if you still aren't interested in becoming certified, and want to convince your clients you are able to translate, the most important thing you can show them is a list of previous clients you have translated for. This is what really shows potential clients what kind of translator you are.

How can I become a certified translator?

This second question most often comes from would-be translators who are interested in knowing how to become certified Spanish translators. First off, there are many organizations throughout the world that offer certification various language pairs. In the United States, the most common organization for translator certification is the American Translator's Association (ATA). This organization offers certification tests in various language pairs, but there is a process for becoming certified. According to the ATA website, you have to:


Become an ATA member

Satisfy the eligibility requirements by providing proof of a combination of education and work experience

Register for an upcoming exam (a three-hour, open-book, proctored exam in a specific language pair)

Hopefully these answers will help you decide whether or not to become a certified Spanish translator and where you can go to become certified, if that is what you choose to do.




Clint Tustison is a Spanish English translator interested in helping businesses and translators better understand the translation industry. If you're interested in how to improve your translation business or your relationship with translation companies, check out his website at http://www.spanish-translation-help.com





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Your Spanish Translation Quote - Tips and Advice


Choosing the correct translation services is often very difficult and time consuming. These days there are thousands of freelancers, agencies, directories, software and methodologies. To add to this, the difference in the Spanish translation quotes from agency to agency can vary greatly. This mish-mash of decisions make it very difficult for a person to be happy with the choice they have made and may make them always wonder what they may be missing.

The aim of this article is to aid the reader to make informed decisions when purchasing translation services. The article touches many translation issues and hopefully some will be applicable to you the reader when making a safe decision.

The core resource of translation is course the translator. Let's take a scenario where we have a friend who is bi-lingual in Spanish and English and a medical patent to translate from English to Spanish. Easy, he's a friend, and he's cheap although he has no translation experience. Wrong, the consequences of choosing this resource, although cheap, could be disastrous. Every particular field of translation requires particular skills. In this case where we have a medical patent the translator needs to have grounding in medical science and be up to date with the latest medical terminology. In addition, they must also be experienced in writing in the particular style of medical patents, something which is learned over years of practice. At One Stop Shop we have medical patent translators with PHDs in fields such as chemistry, biology and biotechnology and years of experience translating in these particular fields. Even within the Medical or life Sciences field a translator with education and experience in chemistry would be a much better choice, than for instance a translator with a background in Biology, for the translation of a drug patent. It must also be emphasized that your translations should be handled by professionals. A good translator is a linguist, they have studied the art of translation, specialized in the language combination and fields they are most suited to and built up years of knowledge and experience. A linguist also has to mould the Spanish translation for an international audience meaning that the language must be neutral and not have any slang or regionalisms.

Some people may query the importance of being so selective when choosing a translator, after all, it's only translation but take the example of the drug patent which is written by a chemist. To the average lay person the patent is double Dutch. The patent will only be understood by peers in the industry. This is why peers in the Spanish speaking drug patent field deserve to receive a high quality translation from a translator with grounding and experience translating drug patents regardless of the translation price.

The image of the company depends on it. A poor quality translation will cause untold damage within your industry and affect your standing within this industry.

Some clients may say that they have this great software that translates automatically. One thing to bear in mind that machine translation is only approximately 60-70% accurate, the rest of the fine tuning needs human intervention. While machine translation is good for informal translations and getting the general gist of something, professional translation that represents the image of the company requires a human. Then a client may say to edit the machine translation thus saving up to 70% of the costs. The reality is that a professional translation agency or translator will probably refuse to do this as editing a machine translation involves re-writing the whole translation and may involve more work than starting the translation from scratch.

The next question is whether to use a freelancer or a translation agency? The main question is what the difference is. With an agency the text is revised which is why the translation quote tends to be more expensive. The main advantage to having the text revised is that it is better to have a "second eye". No matter how good the translator they are bound to make errors from time to time and in this respect, the revision cycle is like an extra safety net to eradicate these simple errors providing a higher quality translation.

To summarize, here are a few questions to ask oneself, before deciding on the translation service to use:

• Is the Spanish translator experienced and qualified in this particular field. Ask for a profile of the translator or better still ask for a sample of profiles and decide on the best fit

• Why is the translation quote so cheap from this agency? In some cases the translation rate may not include revision, hence the reduced fee. The translator may not be fully qualified either and cheaper to sub-contract.

• Does the Agency use the latest Translation memory technology? This is very useful in the case of updates. The previous translation is re-used and hence reduces costs and ensures consistency.




Mark Kieran is the director of a multiple language vendor in Madrid, Spain. In addition to translation services in over 141 languages, the company provides localization, globalization and interpreting services.

One Stop Shop Translations S.L.
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Do You Need a Master's Degree in Spanish Translation to be a Good Translator?


Many beginning translators often ask what kind of education they need in order to be considered good translators. They reason that other professions often judge a person's skills by how long they have been in school and how many letters come after their name. However, translators are not lawyers, doctors, or accountants, and don't have to jump through the same kind of hoops to be considered professionals in their industry and because of that, master's degrees in Spanish translation aren't always necessary.

A Translator's Education

So if translators don't need a master's degree in Spanish translation to be good translators, what do they need? Translators learn by doing and the more they translate, the better they become. Translators must have good language skills in all the languages they will be using. However, this doesn't necessarily mean having a degree. Many translators I know have no formal translation education, but are very skilled translators nonetheless because they have a whole lot of experience and are able to market that to prospective clients.

Also, clients are not usually going to care what kind of degree you have, but more importantly are going to want to be aware of the experience you have in dealing with the subject matter of the translation. You could have a master's degree in Spanish translation but still not know anything on how to translate patent applications for a hydro-electric dam, for example.

On the other hand, there are instances when a degree will be helpful to translators. Sometimes when translators don't have that experience necessary for convincing clients, they can show that they do have some experience through schoolwork they have done in that particular field. For example, say you studied finance in college and you want to become a translator. Well, the best thing to do is use your finance background that you gained at college to solicit prospective clients in need of financial translations.

So, rather than pursuing an actual degree in Spanish translation, it makes more sense to earn degrees in other fields or industries, that way translators can be more specialized and more marketable to clients.

Is there ever a time when a master's degree in Spanish translation could be useful? Short answer: yes. There are various educational programs that offer degrees in translation and they can be useful in obtaining translation work. Usually, however, these types of degrees are better for obtaining jobs as in-house translators because these types of employers want to know that you understand certain aspects of the translation industry that are usually taught in school. However, if you are interested in becoming a freelance translator, a master's degree is less desirable than actual translation experience.




Clint Tustison is a Spanish English translator interested in helping businesses and translators better understand the translation industry. If you're interested in how to improve your translation business or your relationship with translation companies, check out his website at http://www.spanish-translation-help.com.





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Choosing a Spanish Translation Provider


Why a Spanish Translation?

Over 350 million people in the world speak Spanish as their first language. If we include the number of people who are fluent in Spanish as a second language, the total number of Spanish speakers in the world is well over 400 million people. The Hispanic market is today the most rapidly expanding market in the United States. It is estimated that by 2050, there will be 56 million Hispanics/Latinos; by 2050, 30% of the entire U.S. population will be Hispanic.

Human Translation vs. Machine Translation?

Machine translation (MT) is a form of translation where a computer program analyses the text in one language -- the "source text" -- and then attempts to produce another, equivalent text in another language -- the "target text" -- without human intervention. Although this system can help with specific words and some phrases in much the same way as a dictionary, it shouldn't be used to replace a human translator. Computers do not have the ability to deal appropriately with the complexities of a language such as ambiguity, syntactic irregularity, anglicisms, false cognates, context, etc. A machine translation is similar to the one made by a human who lacks a deep knowledge of the target language.

Translation agency or independent translator?

Spanish Translation agencies provide a number advantages, and services that individuals cannot:

Screening of translators: While some Spanish translation companies maintain an in-house team of native Spanish speakers, others create a network of freelance translators who they employ on a per-project basis. As long as the projects are coordinated and managed efficiently, this allow a Spanish translation company to match projects with translators who have relevant knowledge or experience.

Proofreading: Most agencies have a proofreader other than the translator to review the translation prior to delivery at no extra cost. In this way, you can rest assured that the target document is error-free and is thoroughly checked for uniformity.

Meeting tight deadlines: Because of their pool of translators, agencies have the resources to take on complex projects and deliver them in a timely manner.

Things you should keep in mind when selecting a Spanish Translation Agency

There are thousands of translation agencies and identifying a good English-Spanish translation supplier is a big task. Translation clients usually don't know what they are paying for, especially when they don't know the target language (the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated).

Are translations handled by Spanish Native Speakers?

The language translator should always translate INTO his or her mother tongue. Only a native speaker can come closest to creating a translation that "sounds" so natural that the reader is not even aware that it is a translation. Mistakes can have ruinous consequences.

Two Examples:

When Chevrolet introduced the Nova to the South American market, sales were dismal. Intended buyers in these countries were perplexed when the car went on the market because "No va" in Spanish means "it won't go"

An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I saw the Pope" (el Papa), the shirts read "I Saw the Potato" (la papa).

How much will the translation cost?

Translations are usually charged per word. Be sure that the Spanish translation provider charges the job based on the number of words in the source text. Many companies give you an estimate and the final quote is based on the target document. With this method you never know the final quote until the job is done and this may lead into abuse on the part of the translator as he/she can use longer sentences on purpose, degrading the quality of the target text and increasing your price.

References and samples

Don't be afraid to ask for references or samples. References are perhaps the most important way to ensure a quality job. If you have knowledge of the target language or know someone who does, samples may also be good. A reputable agency will not hesitate to give you references and show you samples of previous English-Spanish translations.




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Monday, 8 August 2011

Tips To Help Choose A Qualified English To Spanish Translator


How do you know what to look for when choosing an English to Spanish translator? If you are hoping to find a qualified Spanish Translator, it may be difficult to find a competent translator if you don't know what to look for. If you are you looking for an English to Spanish translator, there are some things that you need to know before choosing a company to translate your document or documents.

If you are a business owner yourself, you're likely concerned about getting a quality Spanish translator that can communicate your message to the Spanish speaking population. But how do you know who would be the best selection?

First and foremost, you should always take the time to study the translator's credentials. Another tip is to strongly consider against someone who has not taken the time to study the field of Spanish translations. This is very important. Choose someone who has a proven track record. Translating can be very complex and technical, depending on the type of translation that you need translating.

Knowing this, your company would benefit by selecting someone who has the experience of translating technical documents. Effective communication is key to your business.

You certainly want to effectively communicate the Spanish language. If you do not communicate effectively, you could possibly cost your company a lot of money. It is best to choose a quality translator that has a proven track record who can deliver you the best translation.

The other thing to consider is time. Inquire how long the company will take to complete your document? Is it something urgent? It's also wise to ask the translator how long it will take to complete the translation.

You also want someone who understands the necessary components to a quality Spanish translation. You shouldn't just pick the first person who claims to be a translator of the Spanish language. There may be many individuals who may know how to translate something from English to Spanish. However, that does not necessarily mean that you are going to get a quality product.

You want someone who both speaks and writes well, too. Some people are just better at writing than others, so be selective when choosing a Spanish translator. You can certainly ask for references to help ensure you are choosing a quality translation company.

You, the business owner, deserve accurate and timely translations by professionals who offer the best in translation services. Good translation companies are not hard to find. You just need to do a little homework on the translation company that you have in mind.

Some companies also offer very competitive rates as well as special discounts for repeat customers, so when inquiring about pricing, ask if such discounts apply.

You should know that it is very important to do your research to ensure that your translation is completed by a quality Spanish translator who has studied the field of translations.

You should also seriously consider someone who has several years of professional experience. Don't be afraid to ask for references of businesses who may have used their services. Any reputable translation company will gladly provide references if you request them.

If you do not speak Spanish, you are certainly not going to know whether or not the Spanish translator has translated your document correctly, which can cause miscommunication. And if there is miscommunication, that can possibly cause your company money or legal issues that you can certainly do without.

The company should offer you excellent product service along with with competitive pricing? Have they also translated for some of the well known companies? You don't have to choose a company that has translated for some of the larger businesses, but it certainly holds credibility to the translation company if some of the well known companies have trusted them with their translations.

No matter which state or country you reside in, many English to Spanish translation companies are happy to provide this service to you.

Still not convinced? Another benefit of having a professional translate your documents is that many of these companies have access to translation glossaries, language databases, dictionaries and industry specific terminology tools, ensuring that your translation is both accurate and consistent across even the largest projects.

Translation companies are designed to help you break the language barrier and help you get your message across in Spanish, so you are wise to consider having your items translated.

With the ever increasing numbers of Hispanics, there has never been a time when the interpretation of the Spanish language has been more needed. If you are on the fence about getting the message across in Spanish, you should consider the fact that more and more people speak Spanish.

If you are a business owner concerned about maximizing profits, it would be a wise idea to include the Spanish speaking population, too.

Whether you are looking for Spanish translations in Arizona or some other state or country, you owe it to yourself to be selective by doing your due diligence. It will save you money in the long run, and likely make you a lot more money at the same time.




Cecilia Valenzuela is a full time entrepreneur and Arizona small business owner. Valenzuela works with other entrepreneurs working to become successful. Cecilia Valenzuela is a successful online business entrepreneur who helps others follow their own online dreams. More information about English to Spanish translations is available at: http://www.my-arizona-desert-living.com/Arizona-Spanish-Translations.html





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Five Tips for Using Automatic Spanish Translation Tools


Automatic Spanish translation tools are all over the Internet these days and it's easy to see how many people get the false idea that these tools can currently or in the near future will replace professional translators.

Well, most people know that these free online Spanish translators are not ideal translators andien shouldn't be entrusted to translate important documents. However, there are times when these automatic Spanish translators can provide some value to you or your business, even as a translator.

Along these lines, here are five ways that you can take advantage of these free online automatic Spanish translators:

1) Translation practice

Translators always need to keep their skills in practice and one way to do that is to use free translators. You can have one of these translators translate an original document, and then translate that same document yourself and see what differences there are between the two.

2) Provide free service to website visitors

Some people will never understand that these free automatic Spanish translators are inferior to professional translation services. Regardless of this, you can still provide a free service to your website visitors by putting links to these tools on your website.

3) Get the gist

Sometimes the best thing that these automatic Spanish translation tools can do is provide a gist about what the document is about. While the quality of the translation is lacking, many times it is possible to get some understanding about the main points of the document.

4) Ideas on how to translate something

In the past, I have run across difficult passages in translations that I have been working on. One of the methods that I use to overcome these obstacles is to run the difficult part of the document through one of the free online Spanish translators. While I never use the translation that is provided by the translation tool, many times it does give me some additional ideas on how that passage could be translated.

5) Prove to clients that free tools are not as good as a professional translator

It is a never-ending battle for translators to educate their clients about the fact that translation is a difficult thing to do and that a professional translator cannot be replaced by on online tool. One of the ways for translators to do this is to provide translations from these online translators so that clients can see how they do on longer, more complicated documents.

These tips can turn something that translators see as a curse (automatic Spanish translation tools) into something that will help them in their translation businesses.




Clint Tustison is a translator interested in helping other translators improve their businesses. His website, Spanish-translation-help.com is filled with information helpful to translators regarding the translation industry, and his free monthly newsletter, Translator Techniques, has tips and techniques for translators.





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Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Spanish Christian Music


Similar to Spanish folklore, Spanish Christian music is an expression of the various emotions and values that a person holds dear in life or the knowledge and beliefs that a person has. Even the Spanish Zarzuela that is a drama-musical combining dialogues and music can be acknowledged as having paved the way for Christian music, as most of its themes touches on religious beliefs.

The popularity of Spanish Christian music is presently on the rise, and is attributed to the growth in Christian music worldwide. Historically, Gospel music, in whatever language, was distributed for sale on a regional basis only. Nowadays, there is a clamor for the availability of Christian music translated into Spanish and/or original Spanish Christian music in the United States. Based on 2000 data by the Federal Census, 12% of the United States' population is Hispanic or approximately 35.3 million people. Given the purchasing power of the Latin music lover translating to at least one CD a week, recording companies are busy producing with Spanish music that glorifies God and contains religious themes.

Alongside the demand for Spanish Christian music is the birth of a number of Latin Christian artists. These artists are Spanish singers, composers, songwriters and record producers. The appeal of the Spanish Christian artists is broad in scope, attracting Hispanics and non-Hispanic listeners who appreciate what Spanish music has to offer. The message remains -- Christian values and faith.

Given the success of a number of Spanish Christian talents, the Spanish recording companies do effectively compete with its US counterparts in terms of product standards. There is a need to maintain this momentum in order to gain further ground in the arena of Christian music. This poses a challenge to the Hispanics to continually develop their spiritual musical skills. Spanish Christian music is definitely here to stay for everyone to appreciate.




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