When you have documents that need to be translated, you may be astounded at how much one small translation could cost, especially if you’re just an average Joe or Jane who wants their paperwork translated out of pure curiosity. Unlike corporations or law firms, many of us regular people won’t be able to afford professional translation services on our own. But, there are other options, especially if you are trying to have them translated out of pure curiosity as to what the heck they say!
Fortunately, there is another option when you are trying to get a document translated for purely selfish reasons or even valid reasons. The best way to get your paperwork translated for a nominal cost is to go to a local language school, not only are they able and willing to translate your paperwork for pennies on the dollar compared to the professional translators, they are also typically very grateful for the on-hands experience that will help them through their school years in trying to learn about translation.
While you might hedge at allowing a student to translate your paperwork for you, there really isn’t much to fear. In these situations, you will typically find that the teachers will be taking a close eye to the papers as well, ensuring that each translated document is done accurately and quickly.
Although this is a far cheaper method, you have to have some patience, as it may take longer than your standard two thousand to six thousand words per day with a professional translator. While these students are working on doing just that, it takes time for a translator to get experience under their belt, and thus, will take them a little bit more time in completing your document accurately.
Unfortunately, not all locations will offer language schools for translation. However, with that said, most cities or countries will offer at least one to two language schools where they can translate and would gladly do so, in the hopes to further their schooling and their trek toward gaining knowledge on the subject of language translation and the foreign written word.
So, as you can see, this is an extremely viable option when you are looking to get your documents translated. In fact, many companies will offer up their own documents to these language schools, as they are able to save a little extra dough in the process. I mean, who doesn’t like to save on their currency? Truly, no one, that is why this is such a great option for the average Joe, the government, museums, and anyone else who would like to have textual documents translated for such a low price.
Lastly, know what you’re getting into. All language schools will offer a wide variety of services for low prices. However, their accuracy ratings may be lower than that of a professional translation service. For this reason, understand what their guidelines and promises of service are before you agree to hand over any paperwork, even if they look absolutely credible, it is in your best interest to understand.
