All of us at the Monterey Language Services would like to send you our warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a very Happy New Year. Thank you for your continued support and friendship.  We look forward to furthering our relationship in the coming year. Wish you a happy holiday season and […]

In Celebration of Monterey Language Services’ 100 Blog Posts First post: April 14, 2010 100th post: December 14, 2012 Language: English Creator: Monterey Language Services Most viewed: Varieties of Spanish Genres: Translation Services, Interpretation Services, Language, Culture, Translation and Interpretation Technology Meet the writers: Enjoy the bloggers’ party slideshow Monterey Language Services strives to provide […]

The next blog will mark our 100th post.  A special celebration is coming up, so stay tuned!  In this blog post, we would like to introduce an amusing fact: as neutral as numbers look, there is in fact significant and enriching information embed in them. Take the number “100” for example: Arabic: ١٠٠ (Does this […]

Recently, researchers from Microsoft Corporation gave a presentation in China, showcasing the company’s latest language software, which was able to turn an English speech into Chinese—in the speaker’s own voice. Will this software eventually replace human translators and interpreters? We think not. And here are our thoughts: The technique behind this revolutionary translation and interpretation […]

Fact: As of 2012, among the 7 billion people in the world, roughly half of them are considered to be at least bilingual. Fact: Based on the 2010 data, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics also project 58,400 translation and interpretation jobs available to translators and interpreters. Question: How many professional translators and interpreters […]

  The Thanksgiving Day can trace its origins back to 1620, when the pilgrims from Britain settled down in Plymouth, North America. Many pilgrims died or suffered hunger due to the harsh winter conditions. Fortunately, the Native Americans reached out their hands to help and teach the pilgrims to grow crops such as corn, pumpkins, […]

The Athletes in the Spotlight Thinking back to the London Olympic Games this past summer, the elegant divers and agile gymnasts delivered near-perfect performances in front of the world and left millions in awe. While we appreciate the outstanding performances of these athletes, it is very easy to overlook the thousands of hours and the […]

The network of interpreters and translators connected with Monterey Language Services, myself included, are human beings with a passion for language. This means that we will not settle for anything less than the highest quality in our services to you, because our definition of quality is directly related to our passion – our “humanness” if […]

High Quality is the core value of Monterey Language Services.  We invite everyone to think quality and share their stories.  This blog is part 1 of our think quality story series.  You are most welcome to share your story by sending it to mei-ling@montereylanguages.com.  If your story is chosen to publish, you will receive a surprise. […]

How do we ensure our children and our children’s children will still have clean air to breath, the beauty of the Great Lakes, and the breathtaking ocean views from our Monterey Peninsula? How does the way we conduct business affect our air quality? Where does wastewater end up? Are we depleting all of our potable […]