by Alpha Omega Translations | Jan 6, 2016 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan As Americans, many of us know very little about the Czech Republic. Most probably know about how it used to form part of Czechoslovakia, and how that state was peacefully divided into what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. If you take a...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Dec 23, 2015 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Animal husbandry is the name for the field of caring for and managing livestock. This includes breeding as well as all of the other tasks involved, with the breeding part being selective breeding many times. This selective breeding gives humans...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Dec 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Bordering Thailand and Vietnam, Cambodia is a fascinating country with a rich history. It was once the home to the great Khmer Empire and has amazing architecture, usually in the form of Buddhist temples. More than 90% of the population...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Dec 23, 2015 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Most of you have a good idea of what translators do, but what about soil science experts? Soil science is a broad category of science that includes any field where the soil of the earth is studied. This might be chemically, biologically,...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Dec 23, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Other than being the national and official language of the country called Vietnam, a lot of people, particularly outside of Asia, don’t know very much about Vietnamese. It tends to be overshadowed by Japanese, Korean, and the many dialects of...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Dec 15, 2015 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan You may have heard the term “lingua franca” before, possibly in one of the other articles posted on this blog. The quick and dirty definition of a lingua franca is a language used as a form of communication between two groups who do not speak...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Dec 15, 2015 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Like any regulatory agency, those dedicated to regulating the safety of food differ from country to country in terms of policies and the way regulations are carried out. As these are generally agencies funded and run by the government, and each...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Dec 15, 2015 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan For anyone who isn’t sure what “biofuel” means, it isn’t as complicated and mysterious as it sounds. It just refers to the creation of substances that can be used as fuel from plants and other organic matter, as opposed to fossil fuels. The...
