Art of Translation

Thailand Only :Thai Translation Style in Media and Sign

"A translator is a reader, an interpreter and a creator all in one."— Bijay Kumar Das

Start

source: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9460974-a-translator-is-a-reader-an-interpreter-and-a-creator

Opinion

English - Thai

Thai - English

Problem

Language and culture

English to Thai Translation (Online Marketing)

source: https://www.tiktok.com/th-TH/

English to Thai Translation (Movie)

source: https://www.tiktok.com/th-TH/

Thai to English Translation (Comedy Show)

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BICa7dxHxyw

English to Thai Translation (Sign)

Literal translation

# word-for-word translation distorts the sense and syntax of the original

source: https://www.gqthailand.com/culture/article/20-hilarious-translation-fails

Thai to English Translation (Sign)

transliteration

word-for-word translation

Thai to English Translation (Sign)

Google translation

Mistranslation of information

source: https://www.gqthailand.com/culture/article/20-hilarious-translation-fails

Problem of Translation

#On linguistic aspects of translation 1. Rewording 2. Translation proper 3. Transmutation

# Loss and gain # Untranslatability # Vernacular # Interpretation

# Problem of equivalence (word, grammar, idiom, how to express, form and shape)

source: https://social.tvpoolonline.com/news/106583

My Example of Translation in "Sweat"

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