by Avantpage | Dec 28, 2011 | Language Spotlight
Russian is a language with a long and varied history, and today, approximately 147 million people speak Russian as their first language, and 113 million speak it as a secondary language. In the United States, large concentrations of Russian speakers make their homes...
by Avantpage | Oct 14, 2011 | Language Spotlight
As you know, at Avantpage we take translation seriously, and pride ourselves on our unfailing attention to detail, our absolute dedication to our clients and their projects, and the incredible work ethic practiced by every member of our team. The flip side of that? We...
by Avantpage | Feb 10, 2011 | Language Spotlight
As a translation company, we work closely with many different ethnic groups. In this new series, we’d like you to join us as we take a closer look at some of these groups residing in the United States. We’ll focus on a different group each month, and...
by Avantpage | Jan 20, 2011 | Language Spotlight
This month’s Language Spotlight focuses on Khmer. We’ve been getting more requests for this language lately, and we thought it would be an interesting language to explore in more detail. Khmer is the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most...
by Avantpage | Nov 15, 2010 | Language Spotlight
Last month, I read a fascinating article in The New York Times* about the discovery of a new language, spoken by a remote group of about 1,000 people in India. There are approximately 7,000 recorded languages in the world, yet many are rapidly disappearing. On an...
by Avantpage | Oct 28, 2010 | Language Spotlight
There are over 1 billion people in the world who speak some form of Chinese. The most popular Chinese spoken languages are Mandarin (the official language of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China), Cantonese, Wu, and Min. No matter what spoken...
