As a provider of medical translation and interpretation services, Monterey Language Services is always interested in learning about new developments and useful information in the world of health and happiness. We’d like to share an interesting video lecture we’ve found. Taking care of our bodies is an important part of living a happy, healthy life, […]

As a translation and interpretation service provider for hospitals, health centers, and clinics, Monterey Language Services is always interested in learning about new developments and useful information in the world of health. We would like to share a video that we found. The science of health is always developing and changing, and the video below […]

Translation and interpretation activities are a vibrant part of our daily lives. In addition to diplomatic encounters and international business & conferences, everyday people in our own community need them all the time. What moves Monterey Language Services forward every day is exactly this: providing translation and interpretation services to serve local, national, and global […]

Take a look at this amazing video with Disney’s impressive cast singing the localized versions of “Let it Go” from Frozen in English, French, German, Dutch, Mandarin, Swedish, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Polish, Hungarian, Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Korean, Serbian, Cantonese, Portuguese, Bahasa Malaysian, Russian, Danish, Bulgarian, Norwegian, Thai, Canadian French, and Flemish.   Watching […]

Monterey Language Services has decided to look at interpreting as a profession as seen in movies. In doing so, we have found perfect examples of two opposite sides of the interpreter spectrum:  a professional interpreter in The Interpreter, and the opposite in Lost in Translation. Although the latter was played off for laughs, by comparing […]

Happy Holidays from the team at Monterey Language Services! As a medical translation and interpretation provider, we are always exploring tips on how to stay healthy, especially during this busy time of year, when we all face the temptation of overeating. Here is some food for thought: The following are some health tips from a […]

Around this time of year, colleagues at Monterey Language Services come together to create an original holiday greeting, taking photos of the environment around us, developing a new theme fitting for the year ahead — all of it to bring our most heartfelt wishes to the people we care about. We are grateful to have […]

You may not think twice about seeing a sign language interpreter in a classroom, meeting, conference, or training session, but what about onstage at a musical or concert? What does it look like? Performance in sign language gives interpreters a chance to sing with their hands, mind, body, and heart which takes artistry and creativity. […]

Translators often use different techniques to produce a high-quality, natural translation. Experienced translators may even apply them so freely and flexibly that they forget they’re even using a special technique or strategy. This blog breaks down three of the most frequently used translation strategies: detour translation, repetition, and addition. Detour translation Because of the differences […]

Based on their job title, it’s easy to think that a translator’s only duty is to translate, but a good translator also needs to be a skilled editor. A good translation often goes through several stages of editing, which is just as important as the translation process itself, because it helps refine the work and […]