Posts Tagged ‘medical’
Bladder Disease Sign Translation in Welsh
Welsh speakers have been complaining for years about terrible public sign translations from English to Welsh. WalesOnline.co.uk reported that in 2006 one sign was translated from "Cyclists Dismount" in English to roughly "Bladder Disease Has Returned" in Welsh. For your enjoyment, here is another baffling public sign translation from English [...]
Community Translation for Health Care
Google has announced the launch of a community translation project for health care called "Health Speaks." The program is seeking volunteers to translate high quality health articles into many languages, starting with Arabic, Hindi, and Swahili. For the first 60 days, (Google) will donate 3 cents (US) for each English word translated to the [...]
Download Translation Memory
As mentioned in previous tips, three tools that help a company maintain translation consistency at different levels include glossaries, style guides, and translation memory. Glossaries help maintain consistency at the term level, translation memories help maintain consistency at the sentence level, and style guides help fill in the gaps by [...]
Conversing through Interpreters
When conversing with someone through an interpreter, whether in a legal, medical, or business setting, you need to know a few simple things to help the conversation go smoothly. Look at and speak directly to your audience - do not face the interpreter or speak to the interpreter in the 3rd person saying "tell him," "tell her," or "tell them." [...]
11-yr-old Hero Interpreter Praised by Paramedics
An 11-year-old boy is being praised by paramedics for acting as an interpreter after he and many others were injured in an Arizona bus crash. The bus was traveling through Arizona on its way from Zacatecas, Mexico to Los Angeles, California, so many of the passengers spoke Spanish but did not speak English as well as this boy, Óscar [...]
