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هل تساءلت يومًا كيف يتمكن المترجمون من ترجمة النصوص من لغة إلى أخرى بدقة وسرعة؟ هل تعتقد أن المترجمين يكتفون بنقل النص من اللغة الأصلية إلى اللغة الهدف، أم أنهم يحتاجون إلى أدوات مساعدة أيضًا؟ في هذه المقالة، سنناقش أهمية أدوات الترجمة للمترجمين، وأنواع هذه الأدوات، وكيفية استخدامها. لنبدأ بسؤال بسيط: لماذا يحتاج المترجمون إلى أدوات مساعدة؟ الإجابة بسيطة: لأن الترجمة مهارة معقدة تتطلب معرفة…

مساء السعادة، في فيديو اليوم شرحت بعون الله وتوفيقه أداة الترجمة بمساعدة الحاسوب المسماة مَيْت كات (Matecat) وهي أداة مجانية مفتوحة المصدر تساعد المترجمين على الترجمة بسرعة واحترافية. وتعينهم على أداء مهامهم. تقبل الأداة نحو 80 نوعًا من الملفات من بينها ملفات PDF ورفع ذواكر الترجمة التي عندك (من برامج سابقة لو وجدت)، وترجمة آلية من خزّان ماي ميموري المعرفي الضخم والبحث في المسارد العمومية التي…

How can I train and get the experience I need as a new translator?

You’ve considered becoming a translator, either part-time or full-time. That’s great. But how do you get started? How do you build the necessary experience?

You need experience to get a translator job. So how do you go about getting that first – or additional – experience?

How do you become a translator without experience?

The first step is to trust in your skills and believe you can make it as a translator. People who are successful translators possess three key traits, according to Susan Hanson, president of the Translators Association of America: They are versatile, attentive to detail and possess a passion for their work.

Apply for translation jobs online, find apprenticeships or get into translator training programmes.

As a bilingual speaker, you have all the skills to become a translator. You know two languages well and have already immersed yourself in other cultures and ways of speaking. However, you will need to gain real experience, perhaps volunteering, before you can land paid work as a translator.

As a virtual worker, you can set up a website to advertise your services and start making contacts in the industry through social media. People are flocking to social media sites for information and networking, and you can take advantage of that without leaving the comfort of your home. People are translating more content than ever before via online channels such as websites, blogs and forums. If you’re a bilingual speaker willing to devote some time to translating content, you could find virtual translation work through websites that post these types of jobs.

Translator or interpreter?

Just as with translation into English, translation out of English (also known as translating into your mother tongue or L1) and interpreting, are different skills. While some translators do both, many focus on translating. As a beginner translator, it’s ideal that you focus on translation alone for your first projects. In this way, you can find opportunities to start translating as a hobby, which you can later develop into a business.

As you begin to explore virtual translating opportunities, you may come across postings that ask for either translators or interpreters. Although interpreter work is generally done in person (for example, at a conference or event), some online communities rely on written interpretation. Online interpretation requires similar skills as translating, but it also requires knowledge of current Internet slang and grammatical trends. If a posting asks for interpreters, but you feel that you’re more of a translator, consider applying for the job anyway—the organization might need both skills.

Here are some great places to start volunteering your translating skills. Look for “volunteer” or “volunteer translator” in the pages of these websites.

Website volunteer opportunities:

Free language learning resources:

Duolingo—trans like an expert, volunteer to fix other translators’ translations, or contribute your own original content (only available in some countries)—<https://www.duolingo.com/&gt;

Surf into languages—<https://www.surintointernacional.com/en/volunteer-programs/&gt;,

Livemocha—<https://www.livemocha.com/volunteer&gt;,

Langauge Exchange—<https://languageexchange.org/volunteer&gt;,

Verbal Planet—<http://www.verbalplanet.com/community/volunteer-abroad/&gt;, and

Language Swap—<https ://languageswap.com/volunteer>.

Translation-specific websites offering volunteer translators opportunities:

Translators Without Borders—<http://www.translatorswithoutborders.org/volunteer&gt;, and

Translator Volunteer Network—<http://www.translatorvolunteernetwork.com/&gt;.

Online volunteering opportunities for translators: