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How to Translate Words/Phrases with No Exact Translation
When you translate something from one language into another, there are several things that you need to be careful about, from using the right words and following the rules of grammar to using the right slang or idiom when there is no exact translation of the word/phrase in the destination language.
Words/Phrases with No Exact Translation
Although most words and phrases lend themselves to translation fairly easily, there are certain words which just can’t be accurately translated, such as the Japanese wabi-sabi (finding beauty in imperfections) and the French depaysement (the feeling of not being in one’s own country or being a foreigner).
So what do you do when you come across words like this? Is it ok to use a different word that approximates the meaning? For example, could you just say “beauty” instead of “beauty in imperfections” for wabi-sabi? Or is it more appropriate to use the entire phrase?
Translating to Create a Certain Effect
Consider the context in which the word is being used. There are times when it is better to use a word that people will understand easily. For example, if you are translating a logo and the idea is to keep it short, then you might want to forego a long translation. You might just want to say “beauty” instead of “beauty in imperfection” or “feeling out of place” instead of “the feeling of not being in one’s own country.”
Of course, your logo might not sound quite so catchy anymore if you use a slightly different translation. In this case, you might want to try out several different translations which mean close to the same thing and then decide which one conveys your meaning best.
Translating for Accuracy of Meaning
There are other times when explaining the word with no exact translation is a better idea. For example, if you’re writing a business letter and there is space to explain your full meaning, then you can do so. The same is true if you’re translating a book. In these cases, you can explain the meaning of the word within the text itself or you can use a footnote.
Contact us to learn more about what type of translation is appropriate for your purposes.
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3 Translation Dos and Don’ts
A lot of times, people don’t take translation very seriously. Sure, you might spend a lot of money getting someone to design a marketing campaign for your product. But you might skimp when it comes to getting that marketing campaign translated into a different language. The result is that the marketing campaign works great in the source language but doesn’t seem to have that much of an effect in the destination language. This could be because the translation just wasn’t that catchy when read in the destination language. So here are some dos and don’ts when it comes to translating your material into a different language:
- Do Go with a Reputable Translation Company: This should go without saying. But it’s strange how often people just go with a translation company that doesn’t have that many reviews or doesn’t specialize in the language they’re looking for. They might even just go with a friend who assures them that they speak the destination language. Instead, choose your translation company with care just as you would choose your accountant or your marketing consultant.
- Do Consult a Fluent Speaker: Ideally, it should be possible to test your translated materials on a small group before releasing them to the public at large. But even if this is not possible, why not consult someone who is fluent in the destination language and get a second opinion on whether the translation works or not?
- Don’t Violate Cultural Taboos: If you’re taking your product abroad, try to learn as much about the country where you will be releasing it as you can. It’s quite possible to unconsciously violate cultural taboos if you don’t know that much about the culture. The translator you’re working with will be able to tell you more about the culture of the place where you’re introducing your product. Plus, you can also take on a consultant who will help you to launch your product without making any faux pas.
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Understanding the Web of Culture and Language When You Run a Business
Translation is an art which is not completely understood. Many people assume that foreign languages are like their own language, with one word substituted for another. But the fact is that both, language and culture, are like interwoven webs; a ripple in one part of the web can set the whole thing moving.
Language as a Web
Language is a vast web which is intricately woven together. The substance that the web is made of are the words. But you also have to consider the architecture of the web which lies in things like grammar, idioms, figures of speech etc.
Small Webs and Large Webs
Each web is slightly different, even though they might all have the general form of the web. Some webs are smaller, with fewer words in their vocabularies. Other webs are bigger. English, as it happens is one of the bigger webs because it borrows words from so many other languages.
Tight Webs and Loose Webs
Some webs may be more loosely held together because one grammatical form can be substituted for another. But others might be tightly wound such that even a small mistake can result in a weird gaffe.
Culture as a Larger Web
In a sense, culture is an even wider web which contains the smaller web of language. Culture is a web which consists of norms, rituals, greetings, institutions and, of course, language.
The Smaller Web Within the Larger Web
The interesting thing is that language is a web which permeates all the other constituents of culture. Whether you’re following a time-honored ritual such as marriage or prayer or you’re just greeting someone you met on the street, you’re going to do so in a culturally-sanctioned way and you’re going to use words to do it.
Business, Culture and Language
Even when you’re running a business or marketing a product, you’re going to need to use words to do so. And you’ll have to follow the dictates of the culture that you’re selling/marketing to. Plus, when you move your business from one culture to another, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the dictates of that new culture and the language that holds it together.
So the job of the business marketer and the translator is a complex one and it’s necessary to understand how culture and language are interwoven in the new web you will soon be working in. Contact us for more information.
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3 Popular Translation Myths Busted
Have you noticed how people who are not in your field might think that what you’re doing is very easy? “Oh, it will only take you ten minutes,” they’ll say. “It’s child’s play for you,” they may add. However, given that you’re the one who’s actually doing the job, you know that it’s not as simple as they make it sound. This is also true of translation. Here are some translation myths busted:
Translation Myth #1: You Just Substitute One Word for Another
This is probably the number one myth that people carry around about translation. No, it’s not just about substituting one word for another. If that were the case, then anyone with a dictionary would be able to do it. In order to effectively translate, you also need to know the rules of grammar and the way in which idioms are used in both, the source and destination language.
Translation Myth #2: All Translations Are Equally Good
This is yet another statement that is patently untrue. As in any other field, some translators are better than others and some translations are better than others. In order to come up with a good translation, you have to have a “feel” for what the person is trying to say. It’s not just about substituting one sentence for another but also about invoking a certain feeling in the mind of the reader.
Translation Myth #3: It’s Better to Use an Interpreter Than a Translator
There may be times when it’s a good idea to use an interpreter. When the person that you’re trying to communicate with is right in front of you and you don’t speak their language, then it’s a good idea to have a translator. But it’s different if the person you’re trying to communicate with is a potential customer or a business associate to whom you’re writing a letter. In these cases, translating fliers, brochures, advertisements, websites and business letters is an invaluable resource which you can use to grow your business.
Contact us to learn more about the myths surrounding translation.
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2 Unexpected Ways a Translation Company Improves Your Business
There are obvious reasons for using a translation company such as translating website copy from the original language to the one of a specific target audience or using a translator for an important meeting with a client who speaks a different language than you. But there are other subtle, yet powerful ways a translation company aids your business. In this post, we’ll examine two of those ways.
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- A Translation Company is an Important Part of Marketing: If you are a business with a target audience that speaks a different language, you absolutely must be able to market to certain members of your target audience in their language. That’s where a translation company comes in. Not only are they a vital part of crafting all of your marketing literature into wording your target audience understands, they’ll be able to translate content in a way that resonates because they have the technology and cultural relevance to do so.
- A Translation Company Can Help Expand Your Business: When you decide to start marketing your products or services to another culture, you are instantly expanding your potential reach. But to effectively reach a new target audience, you have to speak their language. A translation company with expert translators (typically ones who are native speakers of that language) will help you cross language barriers and gain access to new customers, thus playing an imperative role in growing your business. Additionally, they will know certain things about the culture and language that you likely do not yet know yourself. They can share this information with you and help you gain new insights to develop a marketing strategy that truly appeals to your new audience.
Are you currently in the market for a professional translation service for your business or any other translation need? Please don’t hesitate to contact us today!
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The Trouble with Artificial Intelligence as a Translator
Artificial intelligence translation of English is a great parlor trick which sometimes appears to do wonderful things. However, for critical business translation tasks, it isn’t ready yet. Experts say that AI is best suited for making decisions, choosing what to do when clear-cut conditions are or are not met and when the rules are very clear-cut. It is a binary system which functions in an environment of increasing numbers of if-then statements. AI has demonstrated enormous capability in playing chess, for instance. According to artificial intelligence expert, Dr. Michael Housman,
“Language is almost the opposite of [chess]. There aren’t any clear-cut and defined rules. The conversation can go in an infinite number of different directions… Language is kind of the wild west, in terms of data.”
Working, working but not there yet.
It’s not that the science of AI translation is standing still. Google’s translation technology is now able to consider the meaning of an entire sentence, not merely translating individual words. Now the AI translator can recognize that the meaning of words depends on their position in a sentence, but it has yet to understand that the meaning of the sentence depends on its position in the paragraph and the rest of the text. All this is within a context of culture and speaker intention. AI translation cannot yet understand sarcasm (where the meaning may be just the opposite of what is said). Idioms can be very problematic for automated translation.
AI translation may be suffering from much the same problem as AI self-driving cars. That is, human beings don’t follow rigid rules and the more AI obeys ridged rules, the less successful it will be in standing in for human beings. The experts describe the current utility of automated translation saying that Google translation is a good tool if you use it as a tool and don’t try to use it as a substitute for human understanding.
Where has AI translation been useful?
AI translation performs using the relationships between certain words which are common in most languages to create its translations. Translation functions have found their way into a number or commonly used websites and platforms. Both Google and Microsoft have developed translation apps that run on telephones. The Microsoft system has the advantage of working as a stand-alone program offline, using a neural net model, instead of the data-intensive cloud-based translation system. Experts who look at these translators say they provide a more human-like translation than the older models. The translation systems that use machine learning have far surpassed the older systems. They are available for 11 languages.
Current translations systems do something that some people think of as translation.
One Google researcher noted that “people naively believe that if you take deep learning and …1,000 times more data, a neural net will be able to do anything a human being can do. But that’s just not true.”
AI translators are not “there yet” compared to human translators. A recent contest in South Korea pitted machine translation tools against a team of translators in translating two texts from Korean to English and vice versa. The result of the 50-minute trial was that the machine translated text was “grammatically awkward,” definitely not the kind of translation produced by any educated native speaker. Left unsaid was that the translation could be understood if you allow for the clumsiness and the ungrammatical quality of the text. To get a rough idea of the meaning of the text, the AI translators could serve.
The technology appears to be getting ahead of the actual functionality of the translation software. Google Buds, that are supposed to provide a real-time translation (like the science fiction dream) is described as not much more than a gimmick.”
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