The flat world internet business model very much applies to the translation and language services industry. Our product is ‘words’ and words are easily transported anywhere in the world there’s an internet connection.
The effect is to make the competitive environment very efficient, and also to improve translation quality. Specialist translators, those well-versed in a particular subject domain, can be tasked according to their areas of specialization. It matters not whether the translator is... Read Full Story
When we began our company (Affinity Spanish) we did so with the intention of specializing in the English-Spanish language combination. In order to consistently deliver the highest quality language services we wanted to focus.
As a result we have the Spanish-English language combination covered across every major specialization, whether corporate documents, legal agreements, or marketing materials, we can do it and we can do it at a very high level. We trust this gives our clients confidence... Read Full Story
Whenever a prospective client has a need for Spanish translation services, we generally get a call and there are a few standard questions that people will ask. How much does it cost? How soon can we get it? And what are the qualifications of your translators? There are sometimes other questions, those these are the most common.
Cost: We determine the cost of Spanish translation projects by assigning a per word rate to the project and then multiplying the rate by the number of words. The per... Read Full Story
Often when our company takes on translation projects from Spanish to English it’s for legal documents of one sort or another. Sometimes the legal documents govern a joint venture between US and Latin American companies. Sometimes it’s business that’s originated in the past, or it may be business associated with new ventures. In either case there’s typically a fundamental communication challenge present due to language, and translation of documents is required.
As mentioned before in this blog... Read Full Story
If all that’s needed is the translation of a sentence or two in Spanish then the options that exist are pretty much consulting a bilingual acquaintance or friend, using an in-house translator, or trying one of the free online tools that exist. The Google language tool that can be accessed from the main Google search page is one of the better online options.
Professional translation companies will often have a minimum charge of perhaps $100 or so for an individual project. Translation fees... Read Full Story
We’re told there is an elderly man in Texas that lives somewhere near the US-Mexican border who provides free translation from Spanish to English. His name is Pedro Lopez and he’s provided these free translation services for many years.
Mr. Lopez is reportedly a very generous man and is also known for his sense of humor. For example he enjoys inserting random humorous anecdotes into his work (just to liven things up a bit he says). Admittedly his English language skills are not that good, and... Read Full Story
In need of Spanish word translation? Consult an English-Spanish dictionary. Or, browse any of the numerous online resources. However, the correct translation of individuals words without context may not be unambiguous. A complete sentence or other context reference will usually be needed.
“Too many notes, Mozart”, the famous complaint of Emperor Joseph II about The Marriage of Figaro is generally perceived to be a gaffe by a blockhead. Thus individual words like each note in musical... Read Full Story
The phrase ‘translation in Spanish’ is somewhat ambiguous and could mean several things. For starers it’s not clear from this reference out of context whether the Spanish language is the source or target language. The phrase in isolation does not clearly infer English-to-Spanish or Spanish-to-English translation services. It could be either.
At our company (Affinity Spanish) we offer both categories of these Spanish translation services and employ linguists with specialized backgrounds in a... Read Full Story
Without a doubt the majority of our translation work is in taking English language text and translating it into Spanish. Sometimes the target Spanish language version is intended for the US Hispanic population, other times more for Mexico, and then at other time for Latin America as a whole. In each case our translators will tune the translation so it matches as closely as possible the objectives set out by our clients.
Though in the comparative minority, we of course also take on a... Read Full Story
