Ken Subedi
January 26, 2020
The new year of 2020 is upon us and so it is time to delve into the world trends that will be dominating the translation Industry this leap year. Every year there is an ever so rapid growth in globalization and localization and this year will be no exception; which only means more demand for translation and translators.
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January 12, 2020
Long gone are the days when every Nepali movie used to be about a ‘hero’ falling in love with a ‘heroine’ and a ‘villain’ kidnapping her. These days, Nepali movies are worth watching- well, at least some of them are. Moreover, some films have been able to amass positive acclaims from the most prominent film magazines in the world and even won global accolades.
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January 7, 2020
Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) is a process in which a human edits the translation done by a machine or software to make the text more acceptable. You see, in many cases, computer-aided translation is not very accurate.
So, post-editing is the concept of making ‘machine do the hard work,’ and a person editing the results to make it precise. As simple as that.
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January 6, 2020
Many people get confused between translation and interpretation. Or, more accurately, they refer to both interpretation and translation as translation.
People have enough reason for doing so; given that, these days, mostly the same professionals and companies provide both of these services.
Anyway, even if they are similar, these two terms are not the same. Today, we are going to explain in the easiest words the similarities and difference between translation and interpretation.
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December 22, 2019
Non-Resident Nepalis will need a lot of translation, especially on official documents. For them to do it by themselves will be difficult and time-consuming. Moreover, as most of the translations relate to formal documents, mistakes and mistranslations could lead to many problems.
Ken Subedi
December 15, 2019
Translation experts on this day are very excited about the prospect of Nepali subtitles. They carry a lot of value, more than what many think they do.
First, it is about the video itself. According to a survey, on average, videos with subtitles are watched till 91% till completion when compared to 66% without one (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090325005658/en/PLYmedia-Subtitles-Increase-Online-Video-Viewing-40). Thus, having Nepali subtitles in videos watchable by the local population is going to be very helpful to the creators. They make the video more engaging.
Now, let us see outside the box. Nepali subtitles are going to be worth a lot in the coming days. Here are the good things they will result in.
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December 11, 2019
Before moving into the core of this article, we need to shed a light on what machine learning and artificial intelligence are.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), in simple terms, means giving machines the processing capabilities of a human brain. These are the processes in AI:
Information Acquisition: Just like humans, an artificially intelligent device can ‘learn’ new information.
Reasoning: A machine should be able to conclude if the information it gained is right.
Self-Correction: If a machine somehow becomes wrong, it should know how to correct its task and do the right thing.
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December 8, 2019
Did you know that the book ‘The Alchemist’ was originally written in Portuguese and not in English? The same goes for many other literary classics popular in Nepal; even Pinocchio is an Italian story.
Ken Subedi
December 8, 2019
According to the Internet World Stats , only 25.2% of people use English while browsing the internet. This is, of course, lower than what many people expect.
You see, we don’t really have to repeat that eCommerce is huge; online retailing is one of the biggest markets in the world right now. But, have you ever wondered which region boasts the biggest eCommerce market? Well, in Asia, the market is worth $831.7 billion- more than anywhere else. https://mgrconsultinggroup.com/global-ecommerce-statistics-for-2019-and-beyond/
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December 7, 2019
Right now, the biggest issue with translation in Nepal is the lack of professionalism. People, corporations, and even government authorities take it lightly.
I will tell you a personal story; I once visited a famous lake in western Nepal, Rara. There was a signboard consisting of information about the place; I don’t remember by whom, but it was an official issue done by a government authority.
They had information in Nepali, and below, it was translated to English. The latter part was very off; spelling errors, missing full stops, to name a few were some issues that made me extremely disappointed.
Continue reading “How to find skilled Nepali translators? What skills to look for in them?”October 13, 2020
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