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Interpreting Services
We have formed a one-stop solution for all your Hungarian/English or Romanian/English translating requirements, including our on-site interpreting services. Our on-site Hungarian/Romanian/English interpretation service includes us sending one of our top experienced and professional interpreters to the location of your preference to interpret from one language to another.
Our company can cater to small settings, such as ones utilized for legal depositions or perhaps negotiations or our on-site interpreters can easily aid you with large as well as small seminars to make certain Hungarian/Romanian/English audiences and/or speakers able to communicate successfully. Establishments of just about all types, including government agencies, hospitals, Fortune 500 companies, law firms, non-profit organizations, etc., can easily benefit from our cost-effective, Spanish/English interpreting services.
Interesting facts about Hungarian Language
The Hungarian language (for the most part) stems from Asia, more specifically, the Uralic region. Since the Hungarians have lived in the Carpathian Basin for more than 1,000 years, their vocabulary also carries influences of various Slavonic languages. And due to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the Hungarian language is also influenced by German.
Differences between translating and interpreting Hungarian/Romanian/English
Although some people think it is the same, interpreting and translation are different professions. Interpreters deal with spoken words, translators with written words. Each task requires a separate set of skills and aptitudes, and most people are better matched for one or the other. While interpreters often interpret into and from both languages, translators normally translate only into their native language.
Interpreters convert one spoken language into another—or, in the case of sign-language interpreters, between spoken communication and sign language. Interpreting requires that one concentrate carefully, understand what is communicated in both languages, and articulate thoughts and ideas clearly. Strong research and analytical skills, mental dexterity, and an exceptional memory also are imperative.
Main types of interpreting:
There are two main types of interpreting: simultaneous, and consecutive. Simultaneous interpreting requires interpreters to listen and speak (or sign) at the same time someone is speaking or signing. Ideally, simultaneous interpreters should be so well-known with a subject that they are able to foresee the end of the speaker's sentence. Because they need a high degree of concentration, simultaneous interpreters work in pairs, with each interpreting for 20-minute to 30-minute periods. This type of interpreting is necessary at international conferences and is occasionally used in the courts.
In contrast to the immediacy of simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting begins only after the speaker has verbalized a group of words or sentences. Consecutive interpreters often take notes while listening to the speakers, so they must develop some type of note-taking or shorthand system. This form of interpreting is used most often for person-to-person communication, during which the interpreter is positioned near both parties.
Translators convert written materials from one language into another. They must have brilliant writing and analytical capacity, and because the translations that they generate must be correct, they also need good editing skills.
More than just replacing words
Translating involves more than replacing a word with its equal in another language; sentences and ideas must be manipulated to flow with the same consistency as those in the source document so that the translation reads as though it originated in the target language. Translators also must bear in mind any cultural references that may need to be explained to the planned audience, such as colloquialisms, slang, and other expressions that do not translate literally. Some subjects may be more difficult than others to translate because words or passages may have multiple meanings that make several translations possible. Not surprisingly, translated work often goes through multiple revisions before final text is submitted.
Nearly all translation work is done on a computer, and most assignments are received and submitted electronically. This enables translators to work from almost anywhere, and a large percentage of them work from home. The Internet provides advanced research capabilities and valuable language resources, such as specialized dictionaries and glossaries. In some cases, use of computer-assisted translation—including memory tools that provide comparisons of previous translations with current work—helps save time and reduce repetition.
The services of interpreters and translators are needed in a number of subject areas. While these people may not completely focus in a particular field or industry, many do focus on one area of knowledge. Some of the most common areas are described below; however, interpreters and translators may work in a variety of other areas also, including business, education, social services, and entertainment.
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