Why is it important that a translation service is located in Monterey Bay? Well, some of the finest language institutes are located in Monterey. The Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) and the Defense Language Institute (DLI) are specialized institutions. The DLI also does research in the Language field and provides linguistic and cultural instruction […]

American Sign Language has its own set of cultural norms and its own community. The people that bridge the gap between the deaf community and hearing people are ASL interpreters. These people are highly skilled and trained specifically for this purpose. One of the most beautiful, smooth, and expressionistic languages in the world completely disregards […]

A study done at two pediatric ERs, reported by the Chicago Tribune, found that when families have no access to a professional interpreter, 20 to 22% of translation errors made could have led to potential health risks to the child. Studies have found that patients like having a translator available, and that it may improve […]

A frequently asked question in the translation and interpretation field: What would you have to do to become an interpreter?  What it takes? Here is a sample path in becoming an interpreter: 1. Tap into any bilingual background you may have. Most interpreters come from families where more than one language is spoken. 2. Perform […]

All the colleagues working at Monterey Language Services are linguistically gifted with world travel experience. Our intern Matthew Stone went to Germany and finished his high school degree and is now a business major at CSUMB. He was interned in Austria and volunteered to help build amphitheaters in Mexico. He has unique experiences in a […]

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Monterey Language Services is a translation and interpretation company headquartered in Monterey County, California.  What do we know about Monterey County? Monterey County is probably best known as the setting of John Steinbeck’s novels, and for the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, at which Jimi Hendrix got famous.  But the county has even more to […]

The name John Steinbeck is probably more associated with Monterey County than is any other name.  In light of Steinbeck’s unrivaled influence in Monterey County, several of us decided to check out the house in which he grew up in Salinas.  Here we were at 132 Central Avenue, Salinas.  Visiting Steinbeck’s house was beyond edifying.  […]

We had a large interpretation event for a group coming from all over Latin America.  This brings up interest in the discussion about the varieties of Spanish. Is a pato a duck?  Or is it a Puerto Rican derogatory term for a gay man?  Or is it a bedpan?  In Puebla, Mexico, the word is […]

It is the time of the year when the Chinese people celebrate the full moon.  Speaking of the full moon, it plays a major role in folk tales.  It is when werewolves come to life.  A werewolf is of course a human who turns into a wolf.  It is worth noting the origin of the […]