by Asif Afzal | May 24, 2019 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
At first glance, the Arabic and English languages seem as far apart in composition as the regions themselves are on a map. However, the influence of the Arabic language on certain English words should not be overlooked as it gives a valuable insight into our shared...
by Asif Afzal | May 21, 2019 | Language, Localization, Translation
Amazon Polly is a cloud language service which uses 59 voices, in 29 languages, to convert written content into human-like speech. The service added the Arabic language, in the form of ‘Zeina’, an Arabic female-sounding voice, on April 17th 2019. According to the...
by Asif Afzal | May 9, 2019 | Cross-Cultural Training, Doing business, UAE
The first day of Ramadan 2019 was officially announced as May 6th by Dubai Media Office, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted on Sunday 5th May. If you are planning on visiting a Muslim country during the next month, or have Muslim friends, or colleagues, who...
by Asif Afzal | Apr 26, 2019 | Cross-Cultural Training, Doing business, Language
International business has become the norm in our globalised economy, meaning cultural awareness has increased in importance, even for small businesses. Multi-national teams are now commonplace across all sectors; managers, labour workforces, trainers, leaders,...
by Asif Afzal | Apr 18, 2019 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
Many smaller e-commerce companies miss out on potential global sales, primarily due to failing to translate and localise their business for new international markets. Exports of goods and services from the UK are worth £620.2 billion (as of March 2018) and show no...
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