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Learning a foreign language is essential. Any budding future translator knows that the first step to becoming a translator. Is to well you know, learn the foreign language that you wish to be a translator for. One of the most common question people have before they begin is. How long will it take me to learn the foreign language? How long it will take you to learn a foreign language will be affected by a large number of factors. Such as: your native tongue, the languages you grew up around. How long you’d be willing to spend each day learning. But luckily for us, again the FSI has provided us with an infographic on how long it should take you to learn a language. *This was made concerning native English speakers **Unclassified languages are Celtic languages When ...

Like everything, there are an array of extremely weird and intricate facts about translation and the industry. So, this begs the question, what are they? 1. A dedicated day Every year on the 30th of September, it is International Translation Day. It was started to promote and celebrate translators and their expertise, who would have thought that? 2. Patron Saint The translation industry has its own patron saint, his name is Saint Jerome. He gained this accolade and became the guardian of the profession after he translated the Bible into Latin in the 5th century (that Bible went on to be called ‘The Vulgate’). 3. Work load It’s no secret that being a translator is a physically and mentally demanding task. So it came as no surprise when a study showed that the average tran...

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How long should it take you to learn a foreign language?

11 Weird Facts About Translation