Ehab Ahmed Ebeid is an Instructor at the Arabic Islamic Institute in Tokyo. He published the following article in which he explains why Japanese onomatopoeia is one of the most intriguing features of the Japanese language. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. A well-cleaned floor shines […]

Rachel Aiello is the Ottawa News Bureau Online Producer for CTV News in Canada. She recently published the following article in which she explains that the federal government has tabled a new bill aimed at reviving and maintaining Indigenous languages in Canada. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the […]

Nancy Bazilchuk, a Norwegian freelance journalist, published the following article on sciencenordic.com. In it, Nancy explains that Swedish researchers have discovered a connection between the ability to learn new languages and the brain’s structure. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. According to a Swedish study, the […]

Illustration credit: Everitte Barbee This article appeared in the Books and arts section of The Economist print edition under the headline “Out of one, many.” It explains that part of the reason Arabic has such a low profile is that it is not really a single language at all. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, […]

Nipa Charagi published the following article in livemint.com. In it, she introduces us to Burushaski, a language spoken by a small minority in Kashmir and in Gilgit-Baltistan. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Spoken by a small minority in Kashmir and in Gilgit-Baltistan, Burushaski is a […]

Illustration by Minna Sundberg Lynsey Chutel is a reporter for Quartz, covering Africa in the 21st century, touching on technology, gender and politics. She recently published this article in which she explains how French is now the fifth most spoken language in the world, thanks to Africans. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make […]

Gino Diño, Content strategy expert and Online Editor for Slator, wrote the following article in which he explains how machine translation technology has run into a potentially delicate issue: gender bias. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. In November 2018, mainstream news media reported that Google’s […]

Image by freepik.com The following fascinating article appears in the print edition of the September 3, 2018, issue of The New Yorker, with the headline “Maltese for Beginners.” The author, Judith Thurman began contributing to The New Yorker in 1987, and became a staff writer in 2000. She is the author of “Isak Dinesen: The […]

Nazar Abbas Photography / Getty Emma Woollacott, Technology of Business Reporter for the BBC, recently published the following article on translation apps. In it, Emma explains how machines are getting better at untangling foreign languages, but translation mistakes persist. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Translation […]

“WALL-E” – Disney / Pixar Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent for the BBC wrote the following article regarding translation automation and the quality of Welsh translations using Google Translate. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Translation automation is amazing technology – put a sentence in a box […]