Language & Translation Blog
Language tips, translation tricks, and facts about the world's most fascinating tongues — from everyday Spanish to 4,000-year-old Sumerian.
How to Translate English to Spanish: 7 Things Most People Get Wrong
Spanish and English share thousands of words — but they're not as similar as they look. Here are the translation mistakes that trip people up most often, and how to avoid them.
Ancient Languages Still Used Today (And How to Translate Into Them)
Latin, Ancient Greek, Sanskrit, Hebrew — these languages aren't really dead. Millions of people still read, write, and in some cases speak them. Here's what makes each one special.
Translating Into Arabic: What Most Translators Get Wrong
Arabic translation is more complex than most tools acknowledge. Dialects vary wildly. Diacritical marks are usually missing. And the formal language is quite different from what people actually speak.
Why AI Translation Has Gotten So Good — And Where It Still Falls Short
Machine translation went from a joke to genuinely useful in about a decade. Here's the shift that made it work, and the situations where it still struggles.
The Genuinely Hardest Languages for English Speakers to Learn
The US Foreign Service has ranked languages by difficulty. The ones at the top aren't hard for random reasons — each has a specific feature that makes it particularly demanding.