Culture

Meet the translator: Elena Montrasio, who brings you talks in ItalianMeet the translator: Elena Montrasio, who brings you talks in Italian

Posted By Ivana Korom

TED Talks are available in 100 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our translators. So far, more than 9,400 volunteers have created the upwards of 40,000 translated talks. To celebrate this huge accomplishment, every week the TED Blog will be bringing you a Q&A with one of our most prolific […]

Culture

Meet the translator: Ido Dekkers, who brings you talks in HebrewMeet the translator: Ido Dekkers, who brings you talks in Hebrew

Posted By Dimitra Papageorgiou

TED Talks are available in 97 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our translators. So far, more than 8,800 volunteers have created the upwards of 34,000 translated talks. To celebrate this huge accomplishment, every week the TED Blog will be bringing you a Q&A with one of our most prolific […]

Culture

Meet the translator: Els De Keyser, who brings you talks in DutchMeet the translator: Els De Keyser, who brings you talks in Dutch

Posted By Ivana Korom

TED Talks are available in 97 languages, from Albanian to Vietnamese, thanks to the tireless work of our translators. So far, more than 8,800 volunteers have created the upwards of 34,000 translated talks. To celebrate this huge accomplishment, every week the TED Blog will be bringing you a Q&A with one of our most prolific […]

Global Issues

Which TED Talks were the hardest to translate?Which TED Talks were the hardest to translate?

Posted By Katja Tongucer

With the help of more than 8,000 volunteer translators, TED Talks have been subtitled and translated into more than 90 languages. But the translators of TED’s Open Translation Project sometimes face difficulties while trying to find the right expression in their language. I put the question to my fellow translators: What talk did you have […]

News

Talk pages can now recognize your language of choiceTalk pages can now recognize your language of choice

Posted By Tedstaff

Thanks to the intrepid volunteers who translate TED Talks into 96 languages — and thanks to the incredible reach of the TEDx community — TED has truly become an international organization. Which means that many of you watching talks are more comfortable reading subtitles in your native language than listening to them in English. We […]

Culture

Video: Why I translateVideo: Why I translate

Posted By Tedstaff

TED’s Open Translation Project: 9,000 translators, 88 languages, more than 29,000 volunteer-contributed translations of TEDTalks. In this video, you’ll hear from some of TED’s language volunteers about why they choose to translate TEDTalks for the world. Learn more: http://www.ted.com/translate

Q&A

Catching up with translator and TEDx organizer Ivana KoromCatching up with translator and TEDx organizer Ivana Korom

Posted By Thu-Huong Ha

TEDxSummit, 16 April – 20 April, 2012. Doha, Qatar. Photo: Kris Krüg At TEDxSummit we caught up with Ivana Korom to talk about translating and planning a TEDx event in Serbia. Ivana is a freelance trainer and educator from Novi Sad. When and why did you start translating for TED? I’ve been translating for two […]

education

The kids will be alright: Q&A with translator and TEDx organizer Kristine SargsyanThe kids will be alright: Q&A with translator and TEDx organizer Kristine Sargsyan

Posted By Thu-Huong Ha

TEDxSummit, 16 April – 20 April, 2012. Doha, Qatar. Photo: Kris Krüg At TEDxSummit we caught up with Kristine Sargsyan, TED translator and organizer for TEDxYerevan. Kristine has been working in the NGO and business sector as an Organizational Development Consultant and Project Coordinator for 13 years. When and why did you start translating for […]

News

Translate! 翻译! Traduire! !ترجمهTranslate! 翻译! Traduire! !ترجمه

Posted By Thu-Huong Ha

Photo: TEDActive 2012. Feb. 27-March 2, 2012 Palm Springs, CA. Marla Aufmuth / TED A day of stories, passion and etymologies led by TED’s volunteer translation community made for an exciting start to TEDActive 2012. Last Sunday, the Open Translation Project held its second workshop in Palm Springs, California, where translators discussed the joys and […]