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Published On - April 20, 2018

K International Chinese, Language BlogTags: Chinese, Chinese Translation, Mandarin

10 Facts About the Chinese Language

Every year, on the 20th of April, the United Nations celebrate World Chinese Language Day. According to the UN, the purpose of this observance is “to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six official languages throughout the Organization.&#8...

Published On - December 14, 2017

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Language learning, Mandarin, Spanish

The Top Languages to Learn

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Published On - August 21, 2015

Richard Brooks Chinese, Inside Track, Language BlogTags: Chinese, History

Chinese Language Information

Chinese translation services can help you to produce perfect copy perfectly suited to the Chinese speaking markets, this blog post will help you understand the language in more detail. The Chinese language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family. More than 1.3 billion people speak Chinese with t...

Published On - June 30, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Language learning, Spanish

Does the UK Need More Foreign Language Speakers?

Is the UK facing a shortage of foreign language speakers in the near future? That seems to be the case, a new study from the CBI confirms. Last year, the British Council released a report describing the potential economic harm caused by not having enough UK workers with the right foreign language ...

Published On - June 4, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: China, Chinese

Chinese Language Teacher Becomes Internet Celebrity

In China, Jessica Beinecke is kind of a big deal. The 27-year-old language teacher has become an internet celebrity for her work on OMG Meiyu (OMG American English), a YouTube program produced by Voice of America that teaches American slang terms like “twerk” and “swag” to ...

Published On - March 5, 2014

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Chinese, Technology

LinkedIn, Now In Chinese

Last week, social networking juggernaut LinkedIn announced the release of their newest localised website in Simplified Chinese. This is by no means the first attempt at translation for LinkedIn- the service is now available in a total of 22 different languages. However, moving into the Chinese mar...

Published On - January 11, 2013

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: China, Chinese, Translation Fail

Almonds or Apricot Kernels

Q: When is an apricot kernel not an apricot kernel? A: When it’s an almond, as droves of Chinese grocery shoppers are learning to their dismay. Apricot kernels have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat afflictions such as colds and coughs. Almonds have a similar flavor...

Published On - July 17, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Chinese

Beijing Students Learn Through Translation

A group of young students at Western Academy, an international school in Beijing, finished off the school year with a memorable project: translating a series of children’s books into Chinese to be professionally published.The students, all around 10 to 11 years old, translated 8 illustrated ch...

Published On - July 2, 2012

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Chinese

The New York Times Now Speaks Chinese

Last week, the New York Times learned a new language: Chinese. The US-based media company launched a Chinese-language website last Thursday at cn.nytimes.com. According to the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog, a majority of the content will consist of existing articles that have been transla...

Published On - October 18, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: China, Chinese, Language

Chinglish

Language barriers and mistranslations are fertile ground for comedy. Chinese translations of English seem to be particularly vulnerable to gaffes, possibly due to a shortage of fluent English speakers and a corresponding over-reliance on translation software. As an aside, it should be noted that Eng...