This year we are heading towards EU-Startups Summit on May 2-3 in Barcelona to join the networking panel discussion with Europe’s best startup accelerators. Meet us there! At EU-Startups Summit on May 2-3 in Barcelona we’ll welcome about 1,200 startup founders and investors from across Europe. Alongside fireside chats with successful entrepreneurs, networking, a big pitch competition and […]
How similar are Portuguese and Spanish?
Both the Portuguese and Spanish languages are among the most common words spoken across the globe. The two languages are not only the most common languages, but both languages share many similarities, and this allows speakers to have a general understanding of each language even if they are not a native speaker! While the similarities […]
How to build the perfect translator CV
As the world’s economy and business operations reach a global scale, companies and individuals are looking for trusted translators to reach communities around the world. This means that freelance translators have an excellent opportunity to take on new clients, but translators need a CV that engages their readers quickly. Speakt is a fast-growing online translation […]
Translate your website and attract customers from all over the world
In these days, the world’s largest brands are looking for ways to increase their profits by selling their goods and services across borders. For example, there are Chinese companies who want to export their products or their digital services to Brazil. This may seemed to be out of sense in the past, but nowadays, it […]
How to say Merry Christmas in 20 different languages
There are many traditions surrounding Christmas, such as baking money into your Christmas pudding and sticking candles in an orange. It’s common practice to say “Merry Christmas”, whether it’s in person, in a Christmas card, or online. The “Merry Christmas” wish exists in so many different languages. The greeting originates in 1699, when an English […]
How to translate word files in different languages
Word is the most common text file format. We can easily, quickly and safely create and send articles, books and assignments in Word format. To distinguish such a file, we simply have to take a look at the extension of the file, which should be .doc or .docx. What makes a Word file stand out […]
Translating WordPress websites with WPML + Speakt
Getting started with Speakt To send the content for translation to Speakt, please ensure that you have the following plugins installed on your website: WPML Multilingual CMS – the core plugin WPML Translation Management – this plugin will allow you to connect to Speakt WPML String Translation – this plugin will allow you to translate […]
How to translate PDF files to different languages
PDF stands for Portable Document Format and nowadays it is considered as the most widely used form of data exchange. We can easily, quickly and safely create and send articles, books and whole series in PDF format. To distinguish such a file, we simply have to take a look at the extension of the file, […]
The History of Translations (Past, Present and Future)
Translation – a serious linguistic work that has been around since medieval times. From the first known translation work called Septuagint to today’s translation of songs, novels, scientific discoveries, contracts, business proposals and more, the work of translators remains the same. It may not need 70 translators to finish one translation project today because of […]
Top 10 Languages Used On the internet today
With so many languages available on the internet, the question about whether to translate or localize your website lingers at the back of many website owners. For some years now, the English language dominated the internet. The dominance has been relatively historically and is still is. However, there is a massive representation of other languages […]