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Portuguese sounds like it’s from Eastern Europe, but why? Portuguese sounds nothing like Russian or Polish, but it doesn’t sound like Spanish or Italian either. The nearest language to Portuguese that doesn’t originate in Portugal is Romanian, which doesn’t make much sense considering these two countries are nowhere near each other and were never even part of the same country until 1815!

The Czech Republic and Slovakia are Eastern European countries with a significant Slavic population. Still, when you look at their history and culture, it’s hard to say whether they can be considered Slavic countries or not. Are Czechs Slavs? Can the same be said about Slovakia? Let’s look closer at the countries themselves to answer these questions.

If you plan to visit Slovakia any time soon, you may be wondering, What language is spoken in Slovakia? At first glance, it may appear that the Slovak language isn’t spoken anywhere else but its namesake nation, but that’s not actually the case.

The Slavic languages are a group of Indo-European languages (Balto-Slavic) spoken by approximately 250 million people in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Siberia. The Slavic family includes more than two hundred languages. It is a part of a larger linguistic superfamily that encompasses many other language families such as Germanic, Romance, Baltic, Albanian and others.

Transcriptionists are the people who transcribe audio and video recordings into written text. They work from scripts, or written notes, that outline what is to be said in the recording. The person doing this is called the transcriber. There are different types of transcriptionists, including:

Ever wondered why financial accountants are called bean counters? Or what about how the word accounting originally referred to Roman numerals or to the process of counting beans? Well, we’re going to tell you! Keep reading to learn more about why accounting is called the language of business.

The translator’s notes are an essential part of your translation process and should not be ignored. They can be used to clarify confusing or vague details of the original work, explain unique cultural references in the source text, and even give you insight into what mistakes to look out for a while you translate the rest of the document.

If you've ever had the pleasure of trying German Breakfast tea as your morning tea, then you know that it’s unlike any other black tea out there. With its own unique flavor profile and different brewing instructions, it offers an experience that English Breakfast tea just can’t match.

When you hear the term language family, you may be wondering what exactly that means. Human languages have a group of languages related to one another in certain ways, such as having similar grammatical features, some common features, or sharing common roots and origins.

What exactly is an alphabet translator? In short, it’s a website that lets you input text in one Greek language, and then it shows you what that text looks like written in another language – usually by providing you with the translation of your input text.