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Can You Say Jibbigo in Arabic?
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Over the past year, iPhones and iPods have
made their way to war zones. In some cases, they have been among the few means for communication available. Jibbigo, the voice-to-voice translation app for both the iPhone and iPod Touch,
recently launched a fourth language version: Iraqi Arabic. Read more... |
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Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to our October issue of "The Language News"! This month's topics include a look at new translation devices for troops in Afghanistan, a new Iraqi language app for iPhone and iPod Touch, a description of the Hindi language, and amusing, embarrassing exchanges between visitors and natives. See also our company news section to read how LC helped international chefs teach the science of cooking in a recent event at Harvard University. Visit us at www.languageconnections.com to find out more about our services! As your team of expert language service providers, we look forward to doing business with you. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or requests. Enjoy! |
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 The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ("SEAS") recently developed a new General Education science course, "Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to the Science of Soft Matter." This course, offered for the first time this fall (September through December 2010), uses food and cooking to explain fundamental
principles in applied physics and engineering. Twelve of the most
famous chefs from around the world are participating in the event.
Language Connections' interpreters Laura Eastment and Mateo Reyes helped teach the students how to create "the perfect dish."
Read more...
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|  Among the many aspects that soldiers are expected to prepare for,
communicating in a foreign language is not part of their basic training.
Thus, one of the biggest challenges for troops currently stationed in
Afghanistan has been dealing with the huge language barrier. This has
resulted in an urgent need for better methods of communication between
soldiers and the local population.
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| Namaste  | With an estimated 500 million speakers, Hindi is arguably the third most
widely spoken language in the world after English and Mandarin Chinese.
While it is only one of India's official languages, it is spoken by
more than 40% of the country's population. Widely spoken in the northern
and central states of India, Hindi is also used in other parts of India, often as a second language, as well as neighboring Nepal,
Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
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 "Now I'm Really Embarrassed!"
Travelers have often found mistranslations to be a source of
amusement and even embarrassment. Although many language mistakes are a result
of poor translation by individuals in the host country, often it is the visitor that mistranslates a phrase when attempting to speak in the local language. For
example, the Spanish phrase "estoy embarasada"...
Read more...
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More Language Humor
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Photo courtesy of Eric Phamdo. Menu from Galapagos Islands  |
Who Passed This Coffee?!!!!
I'll take the "Aromatic Water" instead!
Menus and signs have been one of our favorite language humor items to share
with our readers. Here is yet one more.
Please send us some of yours.
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We are pleased to share our newsletter with you. If you have any inquiries, comments, or suggestions, please contact us!
Sincerely,
Leo Galperin, President
Language Connections
Boston, MA
Tel.:617-731-3510
www.languageconnections.com
Wherever you do business, we speak the language.
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