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There are many similarities between Romania and Kazakhstan when you ask people about the two countries. They would probably assume this and that about both of them. Especially since they are both “developing” countries. And Borat visited them in his movie. In fact, these nations have been through a lot. And now, they’re trying to […]

For a Vietnamese, the Romanian language would be considered exotic. It differs in most aspects from the language spoken on the streets of Hanoi. If it weren’t spoken, actually, there would be no common ground between the two. And yet there are people in this world who can understand both these languages perfectly. Translators can […]

On a chilly Wednesday afternoon at the end of February, Maria and her colleagues were leaving the office like they always do. In spite of a long day, they were in a good mood. Translations in Ukraine were starting to pick up once more, and she and her team were fully booked for months ahead. […]

In a world dominated by social media, climate change, war, viruses and whatnot, what can a translation agency from Timisoara, with a staff of 40, do for us all to live a better, more development-driven life? Almost nothing, you might think at first. Yet numbers don’t lie. Over the past 19 years, we’ve changed the […]

This article is an advertisement. #ads. Wait, don’t go! Wait a minute… The difference is, we tell you what it is, compared to other people. We let you know from the start, laying out the reasons why you should work with us instead of by yourself. Another thing is practicality. We will be blunt in […]

What are the most impossible-to-translate languages out there? We’d think many of you would go straight for Chinese, Arabic, or Japanese. And very few would think about Hungarian, for example. In all honesty, all languages on this earth are hard to translate, especially if the translation is done by the wrong person. Much like in […]

While Roxana is as human as possible, and sometimes a bit too incredible for us to handle, her rival in this test is as inhuman as they get nowadays. A bot. A programming code with no feelings, no reactions in any situation, just a pleasing doer. Why would you test two very different entities head […]

“Freelance translator? In Romania? Like… what is that? You browse Facebook?” Working as a freelance translator is more than what people on Facebook say it is. It is actually a complex profession, requiring education, patience, time management skills and a lot of knowledge of financial and taxes topics. It is also important to be a […]

Roxana had no idea that she will become a full-time freelance translator, at least not during her university studies. At the same time, she never dreamed about living in New York, during the time she spent studying economics in Bucharest. A young Roxana was so into taking on a completely different path in life that […]

Trados is probably the most popular software in the translation business. It was launched as a solution to the daily problems translators were dealing with across the globe. For the pros of the industry, Trados needs no introduction. Linguists are using the Trados software every day, and as with all programs and apps, there are […]