According to the Asia Society
Organization of Education and Learning, there are 72 million Korean
speakers worldwide, which include:
* 20 million speakers in
North Korea
* 42 million in South Korea
* 2
million in China (mainly in areas bordering North Korea)
*
0.5 million in Japan and Russia
* 0.6 million in the United States
and
* Others in Singapore, Guam, Thailand and Paraguay
With so many people speaking Korean, there are a number of
Korean dialects as well. So, a professional or native Korean
translator is essential to communicate effectively with Korean people
for business and other purposes.
Fundamentals of a Good
Korean Translator
Some of the words of the Korean language
are believed to be derived from Chinese and English. On the other
hand, many consider it as an isolated language. A professional Korean
translator not only provides literal translation, but is also well
versed in its local slang and idiom usage. The basic pre-requisites
of a good Korean translator are:
1. Native speaker: Every
language has its different styles to express its levels of formality
or to convey an emotion or expression. Korean uses special nouns and
verb endings to express the position of the speaker in relation to
the audience. Only a native speaker of the Korean language can
understand its complexities and proper usage.
2.
Bi-lingual: Even for a native language speaker, excellent knowledge
of the source language is necessary. Bi-lingual professionals are
proficient in both languages and provide satisfactory results.
3. Knowledge of the subject-matter: Often documents of different
categories are assigned to different professionals, according to
their knowledge domain. For example, engineering documents are
assigned to a person who is familiar with this field or has got the
necessary training to work in it. The knowledge of the subject matter
is the prime need for effective translation.
4. Adequate
training: A professional Korean translator must have gone through a
minimum period of training for handling technical, legal, medical or
marketing projects. This training period varies according to the
company guidelines.
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individuals, law offices, small businesses and large corporations for
any kind of document that needs full accuracy and attention to even
the minute details. Link Translations has a team of highly proficient
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