Dec 29, 2010

Fun of Translating

Recently I’m interested in writing English. (I don’t know how long will last.)

I used to like to translate English to Japanese and Japanese to English. It is fun translating English to Japanese and Japanese to English. Each is fun and a little different.

When I translate English to Japanese, I consider how to write it naturally in Japanese. It tends to become literal translation, but it is fun for me to rewrite it to smooth Japanese presuming true intent of English.

When I translate Japanese to English, it is fun like figuring out a puzzle. My English is poor and I can use limited vocabulary and expressions. It is fun for me to express what I mean by my limited English.

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