Assistant Project Manager Language Department has dedicated over 25 years to providing the highest quality language services, using an intelligent and experienced community of translators. We offer our clients a wide range of language services across many diverse industries, including translation, proofreading & QA, on-site interpreting, website support and more. As a growing LSP, we […]
3 Tips for Video Content Creators to Avoid Subtitling Disasters
While there are plenty of ways for video content creators to approach subtitling, it’s important that the end result is clear, accurate, and captures the original intent. At Language Department, we know how important it is to get the best subtitles possible. In the first article of our series on Subtitles, we take a look […]
What’s the Difference Between Spanish & Catalan?
“Ey! ¿Todo bien?” or “Ei! Tot bé?” While these two opening phrases may seem deceptively similar at first glance, they are, in fact, two separate languages. The first is in Spanish, while the latter is in Catalan, and both translate to “Hey! All good?” There is a lot to learn about the differences between Catalan […]
Beautiful & Untranslatable: Words from Around the World
While English increases in popularity, there are words and phrases commonly found in various other languages that will never be directly translatable. We’re here to celebrate these beautiful, strange, and often elaborate expressions that hold importance to their respective cultures. Who hasn’t felt a longing for home? The funny thing is that this sentiment gets […]
A Guide to Finding the Right Translation Service For Your Needs
The landscape of translation services has been a rapidly changing one in recent years. With the advent of new technologies and industries, the need now is greater than ever to source the best translations possible, and fast. With the wide variety of services available, it can be challenging to know which are the best choices […]
How to Communicate Effectively with Your Global Target Market
Communication is integral to true understanding. Nearly everything we do in our day-to-day lives requires communication, and this is especially true in business. From the messaging we use in our communications, to in-person interactions, even to the colors we choose to communicate in branding, we rely on effective communication. This holds even more true when […]
The Secrets of Hanakotoba: Japan’s Language of Flowers
It is a well-known fact that language is made up of words and gestures that are familiar to most of us. Each culture has its own, and often, there is overlap between languages that makes communication a little more simple. Other times, we rely on translation to bridge many of those gaps that are not […]
A Roadmap to Multilingual SEO: Where to Begin and Where to Go
The internet has brought people around the world in closer contact with each other. Personal connections aside, the online medium has been the main accelerator for businesses broadening their reach. Inevitably, after borders have been crossed, language barriers are next in line to be dismantled. This is where multilingual SEO comes in to help web-based […]
Beautiful & Untranslatable: Words from Around the World
While English increases in popularity, there are words and phrases commonly found in various other languages that will never be directly translatable. We’re here to celebrate these beautiful, strange, and often elaborate expressions that hold importance to their respective cultures. There are so many reasons to be fascinated by the Portuguese language. Beyond having an […]
8 Of the Oldest Languages Still Spoken Today
It might amaze you to know that there are over 6,500 languages spoken in the world today. More amazing still is the fact that nearly every fourteen days one of those languages is in danger of dying out. The reasons for this are numerous, ranging from the fate of their speakers, to the populations speaking […]