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What’s an Event Translator?

An Event Translator or a rapid translator as it is often referred to specializes in instant translations during events. The translators specialize in translating between two or more languages making them ideal for events where the attendance includes people from different backgrounds. However, there are various types of event translators. The most common of which […]

Slavic Languages & Cultures

Slavic Languages have evolved over the period of what’s estimated by many experts as over two thousand years. Much of what is labeled as Eastern Europe and Russia today was and is home to Slavic Languages. Slavic languages consist of primarily Russian, Belorussian, Ukrainian in the East, with Slovak, Polish and Czech in the West, […]

Develop Your Online Business in China and Russia

China and Russia happen to be amongst the largest economies in the world. Russia has the 6th largest economy worth over $3.938 trillion with a per capita income of $27,466. China ranks no. 1 with a $23.2 trillion-dollar economy and per capita income of $16,676 making it one off the most lucrative markets for entrepreneurs and […]

6 Rules to Follow When Doing Business in Brazil

One of Brazil’s strongest elements and a primary source of their national unity is the language. Portuguese is the official language and spoken by almost 100% percent of Brazilians. The only people who don’t speak Portuguese fluently are pockets of foreigners. In Brazil, there is only one dialect of the language spoken with a few […]

Portugal Portuguese vs. Brazilian Portuguese

Portuguese is ranked as the fifth most spoken language internationally. So, the assumption that many make is that it’s spoken in only Brazil or Portugal is incorrect. Portuguese is spoken by Brazilians, and the people of Mozambique, Sao Tome, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, etc. In East Timor’s Tetum region and Macau, it’s the co-official language […]

Filipino, Tagalog or English?

The Philippines is a rich and vibrant country home to 180 languages. Though the 1987 Constitution states that the official language is Filipino, with English and Tagalog being designated as official languages. But that has done little to discourage the use of other languages in the country. Interestingly Spanish is to be promoted but on […]

Important Facts About The Japanese Writing System

Modern day written Japanese uses a combination of two types of characters. The first is called logographic kanji which has mainly been adopted from Chinese characters and the other is syllabic kana. Kana consists of syllabaries used for grammatical elements and native Japanese words while katakana is used for emphasis. All written Japanese is a […]

What Is Glocalization?

Glocalization is a word which combines the world “globalization” and “localization.” The term is often used to describe a service, product or business model which is developed for distribution globally but can also be customized for users of a specific market. The process may involve tailoring the product or service to conform to local consumer […]

East Asian languages

The vast majority of East Asian languages are related to many language families. Chinese seems to be one of the most dominant root languages especially across Mainland Southeast Asia owing to the various linguistic features shared amongst them including tone and syllable. Chinese influence comes as no surprise as Chinese culture dominated the area through […]

February 23, 2017
By Ya-Hub Translations
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What Languages Are Really Spoken In America?

The obvious answer to this question is that Americans speak English. However, in America, we speak a dialect of the original English, called American English. That being said British English is a dialect too, even though its considered an original dialect. The English language spoken in various parts of the US varies. The differences are […]