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Here are some quick facts about the Icelandic language origin and history. Currently 350,000 people speak Icelandic in the world. Of these, 323,000 people live in Iceland. As the world’s population currently stands at 7 billion people, it means that 0.005% speak Icelandic. This is a fact which is important for linguists who are more interested in the history of Iceland and its native language.
The ignorance of people who actually cover and offers translation activity, leads to a number of misconceptions about the profession. Here are translation facts and myths all cleared up for you.
Recently there has been a discussion going among our in-house translators whether or not English is a Scandinavian language. So let’s try and find out here.
Nordic languages are pretty difficult to learn and different from each other. When you need to use them, the best option is to work with a trusted Nordic translation agency. It will provide you with quality and fast translations for the needs of your business.
Many people believe that Nordic translators are healthier than the rest so we’re trying to determine if that is the truth. One small example to start with: Scandinavian Kitchen is a small deli located in the heart of London’s West End at Great Titchfield Street. Although London has more than 150,000 Scandinavians, almost 85% of its clients are British.
The comments of satisfied customers say that there are excellent flavors, rye bread, fish, especially mackerel and herring and is really good and cheap.
The Norwegian language or Norse – Norsk originated in the North group of languages. It is the official main language spoken in Norway, but mutually comprehensible and easy to use for the Swedish and Danish people. Suffice it to say, knowledge of only one of these three languages is enough to understand any of them with their local and regional variants, at a basic level.
Dying languages are unfortunately quite common in a globalized world, and today we’re going to see if the Icelandic language is going to be used in the future or it’s something we should just leave behind.
It is that time of the year when we look over the almost past year and think about our clients, partners and friends. It is the time to say a sincere thank you to all people who have trusted us and who made NordicTrans what it is today: one of the biggest translation companies…
Translating German helps companies find business partners and expand on new markets. Business documents need to be translated by professionals because they contain important information. That is why, translation from and to German for business needs has to be done by translation agencies.
To translate Swedish documents is a challenge even for an experienced translator. This is a difficult language and it takes much time to become fluent in it. Even native translators sometimes have difficulties considering how to translate specific terms according to the context.
Using a native Swedish translator has a lot of benefits which is why it is the most preferred by those who seek for people to translate their documents. Also, translation companies prefer to hire natives than people from other countries because they already have an advantage when it comes to knowing the languages even more.
Localization makes your business adjustable to the new business environment with all of its political and cultural differences. For the successful Norwegian localization of your business, you are going to need quality translation and local partners.
