TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID LANGUAGES (Freelance Translator)

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  • For this video, I compiled a list with the highest paying languages in the translation industry (to be taken with a grain of salt). Check it out now!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 221

  • @SatyreIkon
    @SatyreIkon 26 днів тому +5

    I'm just starting out as a freelance translator after 14 years of employment, and I have to say the language combinations are important, but not as important as subject matter knowledge. I started out in games localization, which is fun, but VERY stressful (crunch time trickles down into any and all areas of the industry) and definitely underpaid for the work you do. Fields like finance, law and medical pay MUCH better, but you also need to deliver near flawless quality. So a good grasp of your chosen field and its terminology in the languages you are working in is THE most important value factor for your freelance business.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  24 дні тому

      100% agreed, fantastic comment, thank you :)

  • @cathyfouquet5418
    @cathyfouquet5418 Рік тому +142

    Based on my experience as an employee, freelancer and employer of fellow translators, my top 10 excluding English because it's usually the target or source language (before I watch the video) : 1. Chinese 2. Japanese 3. Korean 4. Arabic 5. Spanish 6. French 7. Portuguese 8. German 9. Russian 10. Indonesian

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +5

      Wow nice guess! :)

    • @Fboiiii22
      @Fboiiii22 Рік тому +8

      I have a question. Why do most companies or translation agencies don’t quite need Arabic translators? I am just wondering, because frankly, I’m frustrated and afraid I will not find an occupation/ profession.

    • @ladybookworms
      @ladybookworms Рік тому

      Brazilian Portuguese would you say?

    • @SergioLopez-jl8tx
      @SergioLopez-jl8tx Рік тому +1

      Chinese, French and Spanish

    • @flopunkt3665
      @flopunkt3665 Рік тому +2

      ​@@ladybookwormsunless you're working for an EU institution it's usually Brazilian Portuguese.

  • @bryanpineda8372
    @bryanpineda8372 Рік тому +27

    So glad to hear that I already speak two of the top 4 (one natively and the second to a B2+ level, possibly) I just got to improve them and should be good to go, thanks so much for the video !!

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +1

      Wow amazing!

    • @Taqeer-jr7hj
      @Taqeer-jr7hj 6 місяців тому

      Hi 👋

    • @EricLaracy
      @EricLaracy 5 місяців тому +1

      I'm in Hong Kong originally from the UK so feel fortunate to be able to speak English as my native language and now Chinese and Cantonese, I would love to have Spanish and Arabic as well but not sure if that is on the horizon. I find languages very important and exciting to learn

    • @mcredwolf925
      @mcredwolf925 2 місяці тому

      As a native English speaker from the States I have been learning Spanish and French for years. Im at level C1 in Spanish and B2 in French. That said, fully knowing three of the four languages definitely gives me hope while I am still working on my Bachelor's in Spanish and minor in French. I hope to be an interpreter someday, and I may even dabble in another career path we'll see. I am also at a level A1 in German as I can only really form simple sentences so I can communicate on varying levels of all four of these top paying languages.

  • @c3pohcbr
    @c3pohcbr 2 роки тому +69

    I am definitely finding the interesting issue that you mentioned with Arabic. I am a native English speaker who studied Arabic as an undergraduate and then translation in graduate school. It seems like there isn’t much content being translated from Arabic into English (or if there is I’m not seeing it), and there are also a lot of Arabic native speakers translating into English. It’s been very difficult for me to find jobs!

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +18

      Hi Cierra, absolutely, Arabic is a difficult market. I don't envy anyone working in this language. However, if you make it to the top, it is one of the most rewarding languages (exactly the point of the video, right). If I was an Arabic native, I'd probably also offer translations into EN just due to the shear amount of demand.

    • @chemssgray4139
      @chemssgray4139 2 роки тому +4

      Hey Cierra, do you have an email I can contact you through? because I have few questions in regards to English/Arabic translation ( as a career ), thank you

    • @omarshaeb202
      @omarshaeb202 2 роки тому +8

      I am a native egyption and the Arabic is my native language so if I wanna translate from Arabic to English how I can make this and get payment

    • @amal.alamrani34
      @amal.alamrani34 Рік тому +2

      Hi Cierra, your comment has attracted me. I understand your difficulty in the Arabic markt. I know someone who has long experience in teaching Arabic for non native speaker. He has a great Arabic content. Me to I'm doing to work as translatorin the coming days. What do you think about sharing our knowledge any maybe we come up with a startup!

    • @CloveCoast
      @CloveCoast Рік тому +1

      i have the exact same interest. It’s sad that there is no interest or crossover.

  • @cheddarcheese089
    @cheddarcheese089 Рік тому +12

    Great video! I'm starting on my education certification now for languages. Languages I have a background in are French, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese and English. This helps me put into perspective future career opportunities.

    • @swanepoel4714
      @swanepoel4714 Рік тому

      I hope you will succeed with your languages. I'm thinking of becoming a translator in the future. What resources do you use to learn those languages you mentioned?

  • @RobertWedderburn
    @RobertWedderburn 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for this video and all the info you share!!

  • @learnchinesewithseva
    @learnchinesewithseva 2 роки тому +10

    Great video! Thank you for your valuable information! I am fluent in Chinese,but now I started to learn German!

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +1

      Great, Seva! Good luck!

    • @5ar_
      @5ar_ 2 роки тому

      Good luck with German!

  • @StealthheartDraws
    @StealthheartDraws Рік тому +10

    Interesting video, but if anyone is waiting to get to the list, it’s at 4:37
    Also I speak English natively and want to learn German because Im moving to Germany and would love to work in translation

    • @ErinBottorff
      @ErinBottorff 4 місяці тому

      I do a lot it is good to learn language and English translate to German for anyone, or me of course .💙🐯

  • @romana4444
    @romana4444 19 днів тому

    Thank you for this video ❤ I dream of becoming a freelance translator and a digital nomad. My mother tongue is Croatian and I'm fluent in English. I've been learning Mandarin Chinese for a few years now (currently B1 level) and I also started learning Japanese and Korean. I also learned quite a lot of Italian and Spanish purely through exposure throughout my life, so I would like to get to a higher proficiency level in the future (I'm currently B1-B2 in both). I feel like specializing in construction and commerce for Mandarin trabslations would be a good direction.
    I'm learning foreign languages because I enjoy it and I've discovered it's a whole other level of understanding when you learn someone's native language, because so much of the culture and mentality of that nation is woven into the language itself. It gives me so much joy every time I discover I'm able to communicate at least a little bit in a language I've started to learn and I wish I could learn every language in existence 🥺

  • @setarem.m9089
    @setarem.m9089 Рік тому +1

    That was informative. Thank you.

  • @zahoihany681
    @zahoihany681 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks so much for this video 😍

  • @coolpersonwithcake98
    @coolpersonwithcake98 2 роки тому +13

    4 of my languages are in this list and 2 or 3 that I want to learn!
    What I'm really struggling with is to find what type of markets are in need of translations into English from French, Spanish and Italian.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +2

      Oh wow, that's quite the combinations you got there, Laura 🏆 specialization and markets I wouldn't worry too much about what's in more demand. There it is more important that you pick one you're passionate about and can work in for many years without getting bored.

  • @mohammedjaafer8065
    @mohammedjaafer8065 11 місяців тому +3

    I am an Arabic English translator and yeah, so much English-Arabic Translators are there which makes it very difficult to find related jobs. I am now unemployed in Iraq sadly but I hope to work sometime soon as my college degree ❤

  • @StoyanPetrov_SpanishTranslator
    @StoyanPetrov_SpanishTranslator 2 роки тому +13

    Fantastic video, Adrian! But I have a few questions, though.
    1. What are the rates that are shown on Proz? Are they the rates agencies are paying?
    2. Spanish is my strongest language since I was raised in Spain, originally from Bulgaria, though. What language would be more lucrative for me to learn first, Russian or German? Learning any of them would be easy, since I enjoy learning languages and have a pretty good memory. Bulgarian and Russian are 60% mutually intelligible, and I could have an extremely high passive proficiency in Russian in a few months. And I believe it is easier to find an astronaut than it is to find a native Spanish speaker, fluent in any Slavic language.
    3. When I check the rates on Proz, for translating into Spanish, I see that some languages that are the same (Bulgarian/Macedonian or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/Montenegrin) have different rates. The standard for Bulgarian and Serbian into Spanish is 0.09 euros, and for Macedonian, Bosnian and Croatian is 0.10 euros. How comes? If some Balkan nationalist is going to comment the similarities and differences of these languages, please, do restrain yourself! This is not about politics.
    Many thanks :)

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +3

      Great questions Stoyan, thank you! I will address them in detail later this week when I have more time. Thanks for watching!

    • @StoyanPetrov_SpanishTranslator
      @StoyanPetrov_SpanishTranslator 2 роки тому +2

      @@Freelanceverse Hi Adrian, if you don't have time to respond, could you please respond them in the next Q&A video?
      Thanks

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +4

      So sorry, Stoyan! I completely forgot that. Yes, I will probably include it in the Q&A as it's great questions, but I still want to answer you now also.
      1. The rates you see on proz are averages that translators reported that they are getting paid. It's probably mostly agencies, but it also contains direct clients. It's an average for the language combination.
      2. Russian-Spanish is definitely a super interesting language combination, especially in today's climate. So if you say that you're basically halfway there with your Bulgarian, I would go for Russian. It's probably gonna take you too long to get to a working knowledge of German.
      3. Don't worry too much about the rates on Proz, as I said, it's an indication based on user reports from the site. They are just that, an indication. You don't need to charge 10 cents if that's what it says there. Try to use it as a "minimum", try to charge more and don't go under the average, that's what I do at least :)
      And yes, correct, nothing about politics here :D everyone is free to express themselves.
      Take care!
      Adrian

  • @abhinavchauhan7864
    @abhinavchauhan7864 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for posting this video 😃

  • @nataliatorkhova8793
    @nataliatorkhova8793 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you. Really helpful.

  • @TheEnglishExperience
    @TheEnglishExperience Рік тому +4

    I translate from Portuguese to English and vice versa, and what I find is similar to what you said, build a network and niche down, do a great job and the money will come. Don't learn a new language to translate in just because it supposedly pays better. Thanks for the video!

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +1

      Thanks a lot for your insights :)

    • @s.u.s505
      @s.u.s505 Рік тому

      man, dá pra tirar um dinheiro legal? Só vejo gringo no reddit falando q ganha bem mal, isso quando vc consegue pegar job

  • @ionmorozan2114
    @ionmorozan2114 2 роки тому +10

    Hi from Moldova 🇲🇩😅. Well 40k a year would really be a lot over here because the average salary is around 300€ per month, anyway, I wish you all success!

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +3

      Wow, that is very low :( hope you can manage to earn more than that! Good luck!

  • @parsava_localize
    @parsava_localize 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for information.

  • @ملتقىدجلةوالفرات
    @ملتقىدجلةوالفرات 2 роки тому +17

    Thank you so much for information..there is not much of information on this subject so it's great that you have helped us 👍 I am a certified interpreter and my (certified) languages are Finnish, Arabic and Turkish. I have graduated from a Finnish university with both languages and I currently study physiotherapy in Swedish university 🤓🤓. I dream of working from home especially now that I become a mother.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +5

      Hope it works out for you! And congrats on becoming a Mom!! :)

    • @joeybrekkers5191
      @joeybrekkers5191 Рік тому +1

      i may ask how much are you paid?😅😅

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +1

      Write me on Linkedin or email and Im happy to share privately :)

  • @ugdigital23
    @ugdigital23 Рік тому +1

    Nice video clip. Thanks

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      Thanks Kenneth!

    • @ugdigital23
      @ugdigital23 Рік тому

      @@Freelanceverse please, how can I check the accuracy of my translated project after translation?

  • @TheFilmDigest
    @TheFilmDigest Рік тому +6

    I translate English to Martian.
    Pay is great, demand is high,
    but I'm not allowed to put it in my portfolio (Confidentiality Agreement)

  • @hunt_er92
    @hunt_er92 3 місяці тому +1

    I’ve only recently started seriously considering translation as a job. I know French and Spanish, Portuguese but very rusty so doesn’t count atm, and I’m currently learning Thai and Korean.

  • @lih1352
    @lih1352 2 роки тому +5

    Hi, I always enjoy your videos. You could literally profit from writing an ebook with all the real tips you provide in your videos.
    I have an emergency question haha Is it proper to write your name (like give yourself credit) at the end of a translation? I know not all translations but for example I’m translating a magazine right now. I’ve seen people credited at the end of books and such. Do you have a recommendation? I feel super weird turning it in and have them see I wrote my name to give myself credit Lol

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Lily, thanks so much! I am indeed writing a book throughout this year! :) so stay tuned! Oh when it comes to credits, you have to ask back with your clients. It's not custom to do it for normal translations, but as you said for magazines it's different. Best is to quickly ask them how this is handled.

    • @lih1352
      @lih1352 2 роки тому +2

      Thanks for your reply, that’s exactly what I’m feeling, like I should ask. Even though it feels a bit awkward to ask, ugh ☺️
      Oh, that’s great about your book. Blessings to you.

  • @TanjaStojanovic
    @TanjaStojanovic 2 роки тому +9

    Hi Adrian, I work as a Translation Project Coordinator and will give you some info here. The highest paid languages are: EN-US to:
    ZH-CN,
    ZH-TW,
    SV,
    NO,
    DA,
    JA,
    KO,
    NL,
    ES,
    DE,
    FR-EU.

  • @wadaqethar6695
    @wadaqethar6695 6 місяців тому +1

    I speak Arabic as my native and studied English for three years then i continued learning the RP kinda of English. I ended up learning Turkish too and had my first translation job when I started translating Turkish to English and vice versa.

    • @wadaqethar6695
      @wadaqethar6695 6 місяців тому

      But my only problem is that i always study a language not just learning it ... I go to the historic and academic backgrounds and it takes a lot of my time cuz i always try to reach a level where i can speak every word and understand everything about that specific language perfectly... But when it comes to having a job and using these languages, how much do you think i should learn or let's say where i should focus more so not to waste my time

  • @shrutiagokhale258
    @shrutiagokhale258 2 роки тому +3

    Hii sir.. I'm from india . To be honest i really not understood all your information which was given in this video. But i understand all the language by learning this we can make carrier . I'm thinking to learn German language actually now i am learning english .so after three month i will join the German language institute .this is really helpful video thanks😊

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому

      Good luck, Manisha!

    • @anitabali6743
      @anitabali6743 Рік тому

      I also want to become a German Translator after my graduation done

    • @inderpreetsingh8494
      @inderpreetsingh8494 Рік тому

      Hey.. am also from india. I want to learn German. Can you please tell me where did you leanrt German. Is there any online classes available for that?

  • @hanaajanhangeer9516
    @hanaajanhangeer9516 Рік тому +1

    You said medical and that got me to watch the video.
    I am a French and English speakerand pharmacist
    I will try to find a translation site as I do not know much about it yet.

  • @sidrasajid8163
    @sidrasajid8163 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for this informative video. I already speak English, German and Urdu. I wish to work at the UN or other such international organisations. However, I can not decide if I should pursue Mandarin or French as my next language. Which one do you think would be better in terms of jobs?

    • @hasanmasud417
      @hasanmasud417 Рік тому

      Obviously you should go for Mandarin.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      Hi Sidra, both Mandarin and French are great options. It depends a bit what part of the world you want to focus on. With Mandarin, you open yourself to much more exposure in terms of possible workload, with French, the market rates are generally more stable and if you wish to go into international organisations like the UN, you will have greater chances. Whatever you go for, both are great options to add to your repertoire.

  • @GloriousKemal
    @GloriousKemal 3 місяці тому +1

    As a polyglot Native in Turkish and Arabic, fluent in Korean , English and Spanish with intermediate knowledge in Japanese language... i should be rich. Can't find a job though, any advice, help?

    • @limbo815
      @limbo815 Місяць тому +1

      hello did you study translation in university? and as far as i know in order to be a translator you should master the language, know it almost as good as your natives. and you need a certificate indicating your level in the languages you know. you got them? and also how did you learn all these languages ? i am a turkish native also btw.

  • @jessierosales1039
    @jessierosales1039 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks.

  • @brookehayton5343
    @brookehayton5343 2 роки тому +10

    Hi! I’m currently in my last year of high school and have applied today for early entry doing a bachelors degree in languages (Japanese). I am thinking of becoming a translator or subtitler but am not sure. Is doing a bachelors degree in languages a good way to start my journey and career as a translator?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +4

      Hi Brooke, it's definitely a good start, yes. Even better would be a degree in applied languages or translation studies. But with a general language degree you should also be fine. Maybe you will have to say that you did some translation courses within that degree.

  • @afifakhan8137
    @afifakhan8137 4 місяці тому +2

    Hello adrian... I'm taking arabic language as my career... How much time it will take for my specialization in Arabic..? Please reply...

  • @yahoussein2484
    @yahoussein2484 2 роки тому +3

    Hello Adrian, I've sent you an email with a french translation of your video about imposter syndrome last week. Have you received it?
    Thank you for your inspiring videos!

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому

      Hi Wafa, thank you! I currently have zero time to look after this email, I hope I will find some time later on this week, stay tuned!

  • @flosrv3194
    @flosrv3194 11 місяців тому

    I am french and fluent in English Spanish and Russian and I'm getting much interest in persian I love that language, so beautiful and culturally rich. What do you think about this one translation industry wise?

  • @Ipsene
    @Ipsene Рік тому +5

    Note :
    JPN
    CRN
    CHN
    ITL
    SPN
    GERMAN
    DUTCH
    ARABIC

  • @Matt-jc2ml
    @Matt-jc2ml 8 місяців тому +1

    Surprised to see Spanish there. Maybe I'll do this. I speak fluent spanish after living in Mexico for a year. I could also do Russian but my level is a bit lower, I'm living in Russia now so my level is increasing quickly. My first language is english (American)

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  8 місяців тому

      Sure, why not :) It's worth giving it a shot. I would suggest to do a formal education first though.

  • @Siik94Skillz
    @Siik94Skillz 2 роки тому +9

    Hello, first of thank you for this video, it was actually super informative and I've become intrigued by maybe starting doing translation jobs. I speak 7 languages, however only 4 of them are in the list you mentioned and the remaining 3 are probably less likely to have many jobs.
    But I can speak French, German, English and Spanish at a native level except for spanish, which I do speak at a C1 level. So technically, I could translate from either into any other. Would you say that I could make this worthwhile and that there would be a lot of projects for me?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +2

      Hi there, absolutely you could, why not :) it will take a lot of time and energy, so don't think you can make this work as a sidegig. You need to be very passionate and determined, but it is definitely possible to earn a lot as a freelance language service provider.

    • @heinrichkoop9189
      @heinrichkoop9189 Рік тому

      Try Greenlandic ...

  • @الجنديالمجهول-ر8خ
    @الجنديالمجهول-ر8خ 2 роки тому +1

    As an Arabic I was so glad to listen the name of my language in this nice video

  • @nouranhussam303
    @nouranhussam303 2 роки тому +3

    I'm Egyptian. Arabic is my mother tongue and yeah, there's a huge supply indeed! :')

  • @karineelisa9537
    @karineelisa9537 Рік тому +2

    Hey ! I am 16 years old and I am French. My goal is to be a translator and my languages would be French, English, Thai and maybe Tagalog or Indonesian do you think it's a great idea ?
    I'm pretty anxious because I don't know if it is the right choice or not... you may not have the answer it's ok 😅

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +1

      Hi there, wow 16 years and already thinking about your career choices, that is great!! :) Of course, all these languages are fantastic to work with. French is your native language? Then I would definitely focus on translating from English/Thai/Tagalog and Indonesian to French.

    • @karineelisa9537
      @karineelisa9537 Рік тому +1

      @@Freelanceverse First of all, thank you for answering and yes French is my native language. I'm thinking everyday about the choice of being a translator because languages are my passion 😊 I'm sure about translating from English and Thaï to French and expand it with one or two more languages to have more opportunities sooooo yeah !
      This channel helps me a lot to realize some aspect about being a freelance translator and thank you for giving us so much advice !

    • @howto4244
      @howto4244 Рік тому

      @@Freelanceverse ok

  • @Sandip_Patle
    @Sandip_Patle 2 роки тому +8

    I wanna become a Subtitler. How could I find jobs related to this? Should I contact with any agencies related to it or have to do something else?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +5

      Hi Sandip, yes contacting agencies, production companies and advertising agencies is a great way to start.

    • @Sandip_Patle
      @Sandip_Patle 2 роки тому

      @@Freelanceverse Thank you.

  • @albertoruggieri8563
    @albertoruggieri8563 2 роки тому +2

    I'm going to high school right now and I'm pretty good at English (b2) but after signing in on Fiverr and other websites I received no offer by nobody. Should I try to improve my English first and then try again or should I improve my profile on these websites? Anyway, next year I'm moving to the US to improve my skills in English and other features.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому

      Hi Alberto, yeah these pages are really tough. There are so many people on there with better profiles, so it's really hard to get far there. I think there are better ways to start out. Maybe check my videos on "How to find translation jobs", "Permission paradox" and "40 freelance translation job websites".

  • @KAMI_X69
    @KAMI_X69 Рік тому +1

    Im still looking for opportunities for my life and i might become a translater i speak English,persion,i am atm learning german also im a teen so i am asking you which universitys should i go for translation in uk,usa,Germany also make a video about this

  • @savvyfreelancer4553
    @savvyfreelancer4553 11 місяців тому

    I am a native English speaker who is able to speak French, Spanish, and German to varying degrees of fluency. Would you say that translating into English from these languages is more lucrative than translating into these languages from English given the traditional lack of native English speakers fluent enough in source languages to be able to translate?

  • @parvinesm954
    @parvinesm954 7 місяців тому +2

    Im iranian and love learning different languages currenly im involve a german

  • @mhmmd101010
    @mhmmd101010 2 роки тому +3

    Hi which is better in terms of supply and demand
    Japanese or Chinese to English ?

  • @thomast378
    @thomast378 Рік тому +1

    Opinions on the Swedish language and Scandinavian languages in general??

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +2

      Awesome languages with great demand and price stability. One of the best markets to work in :)

  • @alix_nauted
    @alix_nauted 2 роки тому +1

    this might be my chance of becoming a translator. i am (natively speaking) italian and i can speak english almost as a native, i can speak (not my best languages) french, german and spanish, and most importantly, i know very well japanese. i am still pretty young, i am 13, so i was looking up some hobby of translating from italian to english or from english to italian since these are my most comfortable languages.
    do you have any recommendations on some sites or some little blogs/videos that i can help translate or make subtitles for? preferably italian and english, but if it’s spanish or japanese, it’s okay as well.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +4

      You are 13??? 😧 Wow! You have amazing conditions to become a language professional, yes. Especially when you're already thinking about your career at this age. Well done. Check out my video on the Permission Paradox. There I explain what you can do to build a portfolio early. Good luck!

    • @alix_nauted
      @alix_nauted 2 роки тому

      @@Freelanceverse ah thank you very much. my parents aren’t taking it seriously when i said that i wanted to have a little hobby as a freelance translator, so this gave me a bit of hope! i wanted this hobby to stay as a hobby since next year i’m going to high school, and it’s one of the hardest faculties you can attend here in italy. especially in my region, because here you have the best unis and high schools.
      i’ll check your channel for the video you mentioned, thank you again!

    • @alix_nauted
      @alix_nauted 2 роки тому

      @@Freelanceverse but another little request, some website translating job with my preferred languages without having to get paid? just something to do for free?

    • @alix_nauted
      @alix_nauted 2 роки тому +1

      @@dagerry Ahhh that must be a site where you need registration right? i can’t register and my parents don’t support my choice of being a translator as an hobby, so i guess i’ll check tedtalks out but i’m pretty sure that it’s a website with accounts lol

  • @thisgalneedsabreak
    @thisgalneedsabreak Рік тому +2

    I speak Greek-Chinese and English, I think I’ll be a-okay.

  • @camaleon18
    @camaleon18 Рік тому +1

    I’m surprised Portuguese is not in your list. How can I find a freelance job in translating please?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      True, that surprised me as well. It's definitely very much in demand, but the rates are not the best unfortunately. Check my channel for a lot of tips on how to find clients :)

  • @jetazzetaz35
    @jetazzetaz35 2 роки тому +1

    Oh My God. I thought I was going into translation because it is my passion. But is all about the money!

  • @vendelaolsson7689
    @vendelaolsson7689 2 роки тому +2

    Is it very unrealistic to start to learn a new language as an adult with a potential goal being to get work translating that language?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +3

      Not very unrealistic, no. Just very hard, but achievable definitely :) you need to reach about B1, preferrably B2 to translate from a language into your native.

    • @savvyfreelancer4553
      @savvyfreelancer4553 11 місяців тому

      @@Freelanceverse B2 in each source language? Thanks this is great information!

  • @hermes8258
    @hermes8258 11 місяців тому

    Translating from Bengali to Czech in Zurich for medical professionals, during WWIII, being a very beautiful female and all internet lines down.

  • @dvogirma
    @dvogirma 2 роки тому +3

    in truth, sadly all this is just a massive waste of time. I can speak five languages fluently, and spent a lot of time making profiles on all these "freelance" sites - thinking it would amount to something... But the fact of the matter turned out to be: you'll have to be very lucky to be making anything more than peanuts... and even for that you spend ages searching. Definitely not giving up the day job for this malarky.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому

      Sad to hear this, but yes, definitely stick to your day job in that case.

  • @aleman_liss
    @aleman_liss 9 місяців тому

    Hello! Very interesting. What about Portuguese?

  • @OmarHelalSEVJÖRK
    @OmarHelalSEVJÖRK Рік тому +3

    I'm a native Arabic speaker, advanced English speaker and intermediate Spanish and French speaker. I hope to find my own way in translation. 🥺♥️

  • @kookiesuga8053
    @kookiesuga8053 2 роки тому +2

    Hi , i really don't know what to choose as my career but recently I started like languages at first I loved korean language then Thai and then sometimes Japanese , but now I know more Thai than Japanese and Korean , but still people say that it's not having more scope so I just wanna learn Japanese after all , I don't know what can I do after learning it , I want to make it as my career but I don't know with what , can you make some suggestions to me and is there is any online jobs regarding this ?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому

      Hi Kookie, sure, there are plenty of job opportunities around languages. Check out my video on Jobs for Language Lovers. I cover all in there.

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 9 місяців тому

    fluency is more important for interpreters or translators

  • @adhilamuhammed3197
    @adhilamuhammed3197 20 днів тому

    plz share the best University for degree in foreign language and translation

  • @bickkolbickkol
    @bickkolbickkol 6 місяців тому +1

    I was looking for a job that I could use in my mother tongue and I found this video😅... I speak Arabic and I am looking for a translation job How can I communicate with you?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  6 місяців тому

      That's a great start :) just bear in mind that simply being bilingual doesn't make you a translator, make sure to get proper training first!

  • @Trilingual8
    @Trilingual8 6 днів тому

    No Portuguese ?

  • @Harekrishna_8
    @Harekrishna_8 6 місяців тому +1

    Brother as you said you are a german translator so are there good scope in german translator also i m doing bachelor's in German (Hons) so Is it good to come to germany after doing masters in german like salaries will be high or move to other European countries where it is in demand Please give me suggestion....

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  6 місяців тому +1

      What do you mean by "are there good scope"? You don't need to move to Germany to be a German translator, I don't live in Germany either. The salaries are the same anywhere as a freelance translator, you are not bound to a country, you make your own prices :)

    • @Harekrishna_8
      @Harekrishna_8 5 місяців тому

      @@Freelanceverse good scope means I was earlier a science background student but nt interested in machine nd technology I m passionate with German language so I m little bit scared about in this field like in science u have jobs ( as social norms). Still as I m under 20 one need to settle. At least go for permanent career but I m little bit confident about it so I'll go with it..

  • @mafaldamendes4546
    @mafaldamendes4546 2 роки тому +3

    Hi! thank you very much for the information, I am an aspiring translator, just starting, a pure, thorough and true beginner of any sort. I was just wondering about the Portuguese language, since I speak fluently Portuguese, I was wondering if the market for this language was at par with Spanish due to the amount of population that, of course, allows for very high competition, but still does it not really be sought after?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +1

      Hi Mafalda, Portuguese is indeed a good market. There is definitely demand for that. Really specialize on one specific local though, don't just offer general Portuguese.

    • @mafaldamendes4546
      @mafaldamendes4546 2 роки тому +1

      @@Freelanceverse Thank you very much! I will!

    • @jasonwilkerson9497
      @jasonwilkerson9497 Рік тому

      Hello Malfada,
      I'm Tony. Thank you for your post. I'm Portuguese-American. My parents came from Madeira Island. I'm also looking into translating Portuguese into English and vice-versa. Is it possible to contact you by email? I would like to ask some questions. I'm trying to build a Portuguese language network for translation. I'm in California. Thank you.
      I really appreciate it.
      Tony

  • @koyanasarkar8739
    @koyanasarkar8739 Рік тому +1

    am right now in class 9th and i want to be a translator of japanese i want to know which stream should i take and can i be successful and from india umm pls say i really want to be but my family memeber saying its not worthy do something good but i dont want too

  • @moviescom.1692
    @moviescom.1692 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much for this info. But where can one get Chinese translation jobs?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      I have many videos on my channel, check it out :)

  • @cxtesugahhr8200
    @cxtesugahhr8200 Рік тому +1

    I have a question, how can I find out which languages need more interpreters? (not translators, just interpreters) I heard that for example japanese translators are highly requested but not japanese interpreters, meanwhile chinese interpreters are highly requested, I also tried to do some research but translating and interpreting are mixed up in all the articles I found (I'm asking this because I'd love to study languages at university but idk what language I should choose as my second language -oc my first language would be English since it's the first foreign language that I've learnt- even though I'm pretty sure I'll choose an Asian language)

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +2

      Hmm interesting, honestly, I have no idea. But now I'm curious and will try to research it :) hopefully I can make a video about it next season.

    • @cxtesugahhr8200
      @cxtesugahhr8200 Рік тому

      @@Freelanceverse well thank you so much, it's really a difficult decision for me since I can't really choose thinking about where I live (as I said English would be my first language AT UNIVERSITY, my native language is Italian) because maybe I'll live abroad in the future so yeah it's all kinda messed up, thank you again for your help :)

  • @inderpreetsingh8494
    @inderpreetsingh8494 Рік тому +1

    Can you please tell me where i can learn Spanish, German and Italian languages. I am from India i know only Punjabi, Hindi and English.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      Maybe start with Duolingo and once you have a certain level take inperson classes.

  • @GennyGen-
    @GennyGen- 10 місяців тому +1

    English to germany or english to spanish wich one is better ...pls

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  10 місяців тому +1

      German generally has a more stable price due to unions

  • @julieabot4154
    @julieabot4154 Рік тому +1

    Is this translation jobs available anywhere in the world?. Do you have idea if japanese translation is in demand in canada? Reply is well appreciated. ❤😊

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      Yes, you can work from anywhere! :) Japanse is always very in demand

  • @lucalu459
    @lucalu459 10 місяців тому

    Good for me, I speak Chinese, Japanese, Korean And Spanish (I’m a native)

  • @rannoon283
    @rannoon283 Рік тому +1

    I already speak arabic french englich Italian and im learning korean, any advice for me?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      That sounds great, what is your native language? Arabic? There is a lot of jobs in English/French/Italian-Arabic combination. Start with doing networking on LinkedIn to get in touch with fellow translators

  • @abdullahalsamir6385
    @abdullahalsamir6385 Рік тому +1

    How do I apply to make Bangla subtitle for this video?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      Please send an email to freelanceverse@gmail.com :) thank you.

  • @nashiez1357
    @nashiez1357 Рік тому +3

    icelandic and urdu.... umm... i speak both

  • @ErinBottorff
    @ErinBottorff 4 місяці тому

    On my second half is California / And on my first half is German. I want to learn to speak more German.

  • @kirtipathak6251
    @kirtipathak6251 Рік тому +1

    I am learning Chinese language please tell me what is career opportunities in that language???

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      I don't know much about the Chinese market, sorry!

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 9 місяців тому

    french italian german spanish portuguese are most common for english speakers

  • @shout4637
    @shout4637 4 місяці тому

    Chatgpt is probably eliminating a lot of jobs nowadays.

  • @zachfenton608
    @zachfenton608 Рік тому +1

    Ich kann viele Sprachen sowie Deutsch, Russisch, Hebräisch und natürlich Englisch reden.

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 9 місяців тому

    just like how hard is opera role?

  • @ruslanalpha3682
    @ruslanalpha3682 2 роки тому +1

    am new in this field ..i know how to do the job but i dont know where ...in what software should i send my final work to the client ? .. word , pdf ? something ?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +1

      Generally, you always deliver in the format that you got the job in in the first place. If the client sends you a Word, you deliver a Word. If they send you a SDL Trados package, you send a SDL Trados package back etc.

    • @ruslanalpha3682
      @ruslanalpha3682 2 роки тому

      @@Freelanceverse got it ! Thank you !

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 4 місяці тому

    i would say like burmese to amharic or some rare combination

  • @Arthur-Silva
    @Arthur-Silva 4 місяці тому

    No Portuguese? Damn it!

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 9 місяців тому

    mother native tongue and then target language; your native you cannot decide; unless your family speaks one at home and another in society like immigrants; sounds like fancy restaurant vs fast food

  • @royasaifi5653
    @royasaifi5653 11 місяців тому +1

    No Persian language!?

  • @mesut3634
    @mesut3634 Рік тому +1

    There is no Russian?

  • @felipemaldonadoguzman8167
    @felipemaldonadoguzman8167 2 роки тому +1

    Where are you from?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +4

      Originally from Bern, Switzerland. Now in Brussels, Belgium :)

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 9 місяців тому

    amharic, teochiu, gan, xiang, wu, oromo, dzongkha tibetan, zhuanng, mongolian, khmer sinhala tagalog cebuano ilokano

  • @moetxusa
    @moetxusa 2 роки тому +1

    There are many more languages far difficult n challenging to learn than arabic

  • @jeevrin
    @jeevrin 2 місяці тому +1

    You're such a cutie patootie

  • @SanjeevKumar-gk6rs
    @SanjeevKumar-gk6rs Рік тому +1

    Hello sir
    Reply my cooment please
    I want to work with you
    Thank you

  • @ladybookworms
    @ladybookworms Рік тому

    Is this from the point of Europeans?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      I am European, yes, but the research is from worldwide sources

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 9 місяців тому

    no english to from; urdu to icelandic is excellent example of a Rare combination ; almost every country has english learners; chinese is a written not a spoken language; spoken cantonese hokkien mandarin etc need interpreters to understand each other

  • @Zayn_films
    @Zayn_films 2 роки тому +3

    I am an Arabic native speaker and I can say I speak a good English. Would you be able to recommend a good platform that I can apply for a translation freelancing job that I can pick the job I feel comfortable with. Like REV system.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  2 роки тому +1

      Check my first video of this year, I compiled 40 platforms :)

  • @clement2780
    @clement2780 4 місяці тому

    become fluent

  • @Zouha
    @Zouha Рік тому +1

    Is it normal to fell huge felling when I see you.. 😊

  • @ErinBottorff
    @ErinBottorff 5 місяців тому

    I am half German🔴⚫🔴-🔵

  • @GabrielSimp
    @GabrielSimp Рік тому +1

    How do i apply to make portuguese subtitles for this video?

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому

      Send an email to freelanceverse@gmail.com :) thank you

  • @ludmilawheeler2001
    @ludmilawheeler2001 Рік тому

    you forgot RUSSIAN is number 7 in the world more than 300 million people speak RUSSIAN,
    How German or Italian can be on that list ,? if amount of people who speak those languages are so insignificant in comparison with Russian, stop being so politically bias. just be impartial and HONEST ! dislike for your video.

    • @Freelanceverse
      @Freelanceverse  Рік тому +3

      You misunderstand the list completely. It is not at all politically biased, the number of people speaking a language actually has a negative effect on price. Languages like Icelandic with fewer speakers are paid much higher. Do your research before attacking without any basis, thank you.

    • @ludmilawheeler2001
      @ludmilawheeler2001 Рік тому +1

      @@Freelanceverse I have been in Translation /Interpreting business for years. Russian is much higher ranking language in terms of fees, in comparison with those languages you mentioned, I agree , that rare languages are paid better ,but the more people use the language the higher demand for the translation as well, Dont you agree,? I noticed that because of war n Ukraine even Russian language has been demonized,
      I disagree, language itself has got nothing to do with politics or people who use it.It should not be used as political tool

  • @goodshortvideos9647
    @goodshortvideos9647 Рік тому

    Can I talk to you please, if anyone have his email give it to me 😊