Is There a Demand for Chinese to Spanish Translation

By: Clint Tustison
Submitted: 2007-01-17 11:30:33
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In today's global society, being able to speak the languages most often used in commerce and business is a great asset. Translation is no different.

Three of the most important languages used today in the business world are English, Spanish, and Chinese. While a lot of the translation work that is done is translation to or from English, there are also opportunities for translators to work between languages that aren't specifically English.

If Spanish and Chinese are two of the other popular languages used in business in a global business world, is there ever a demand for translation from Chinese to Spanish, or Spanish to Chinese?

This is a good question that isn't as easy to answer as it might seem at first. If there is a demand for both of these languages individually, then it seems natural that there would be a demand for translation between these languages. However, the hard part, I think, is finding corresponding translation work between the two languages.

Any opportunities to translate Chinese to Spanish would have to come from either businesses in Latin America (or Spain) who are doing work in China (or Taiwan), or government entities making deals or contracts with businesses or governments in China (or Taiwan).

Because of the difficulty in working as a translator for government agencies in Latin America, the most direct way to become a Chinese to Spanish translator would be to get in touch with companies that are looking to work with Chinese companies. However, finding these opportunities is merely the first step.

The second step is to have a deep understanding of both Chinese and Latin American culture. These cultures are very different and these differences would definitely be manifest in the documents to be translated. Because the two cultures are vastly different, a potential Chinese to Spanish translator still needs to maintain some connection to each side.

However, if you as a translator are interested in both Spanish and Chinese and doing Chinese to Spanish or Spanish to Chinese translation work, you won't have too many other translators to compete with because of the relatively small number of translators using these two languages together.

So if you're looking for a challenge and got time to spare, work on your Spanish and Chinese language skills and you'll be one of the few Chinese to Spanish translators.

Clint Tustison is a translator interested in helping other translators improve their businesses. His website, www.spanish-translation-help.com">Spanish-translation-help.com is filled with information helpful to translators regarding the translation industry, and his free monthly newsletter, Translator Techniques, has tips and techniques for translators.

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