Oh, hi there! Nice to have you here! This is The Open Mic's Forum. Kinda like a digital equivalent of a watercooler in the office. This is where the awesome people of The Open Mic community hang out, exchange stories, share ideas and have fun discussions on a variety of topics. If you're new here, make sure you watch this video cause it explains how this forum works and how you can get the most out of it. Once you've registered with Twitter or Facebook simply jump into this discussion and tell everyone a few things about yourself. You know, things like: 1) Who are you? 2) What do you do for a living? 3) Your favorite Bruce Willis movie? ?

Ok, I'll start with myself: Hi! I'm Dmitry. I'm an English-Russian translator and video game localization specialist. I help video game developers translate their video games into Russian, increase sales and reach new markets. Favorite Bruce Willis movie? Die Hard, duh! ?

Hello everyone! I'm Beverly Hayes, an English to Spanish Translator specializing in website localization and marketing/advertising translations. I have been trying to establish my brand for the past 8 months, and I also teach online for BYU-Idaho. Is Bruce Willis in the movie the 6th sense? I think the movie is so creepy, but it's also so amazing!

MySpanConnect Welcome to this forum, Beverly! It's really nice to have you here! Thank you so much for helping me out with some beta-testing. You're the first here! ?

MySpanConnect Is Bruce Willis in the movie the 6th sense Is this the one about a boy who saw dead people or something? I think he's in it. ?

Hello! I am Effie. I am an English into Greek technical-medical translator, translating mostly user guides. I love dog training (I have 3 dogs and a cat) and I am also a Judoga. My favorite Bruce Willis movie is not a movie, but the series Moonlighting ?

Effie Welcome to our forum, Effie! It's so nice to have you here! What kind of user guides do you normally translate? Medical equipment?

Effie My favorite Bruce Willis movie is not a movie, but the series Moonlighting I LOVED these series when I was a kid, but I barely remember the plot now ?

MySpanConnect That's a good movie! I think I need to re-watch it with my wife. She likes stuff like this ?

Hi all! This is Anusha , a Japanese to English translator(mostly IT related) from Tokyo. I've been working in a bilingual environment for almost 10 years now! よろしくお願いします!

Introduce yourself in this thread!

Bayo

Hi everybody! I'm Olga, an English-Russian and Spanish-Russian translator. I have been translating since I worked for a large industrial company, and despite I had to deal mostly with business letters and technical documentation, I spent more time translating fiction and video subtitles after I quitted that job. I even did translations for TEDtalks as a volunteer, because I love doing it so much))) As well as watching various American TV-shows and movies) One of my favourites lately is Guardians of the Galaxy, both parts)
Thank you, Dmitry, for the fantastic opportunity to join such an amazing community of professional translators! I'm happy to be here!)

eleonorang

@servagency @Bayo
Nice to e-meet you Rahim and Olga, a warm welcome to both of you!

servagency Favorite Bruce Willis movie: Armageddon!!

Mine too! ?

@Bayo I'll agree with you that TV and fiction is much more fun than business and technical stuff ? I've recently decided to redirect my career path to more 'creative' fields instead of just translating technical texts!

Have a great time on the TOM Forum ?

AlexanderGrabowski

My name is Alexander Grabowski. I am an English<>Ukrainian<>Russian full-time freelance translator, editor, and proofreader based in Ukraine. I started my translation career in 1992 (25+ years of translation experience), having worked with so many clients. I offer reliable, high-quality translation, editing, and proofreading services. My main fields of expertise are Mechanical/Electrical Technique, Labor Safety, Environmental Studies, General Education and Science, Contracts, etc. Since 2010, I have translated/edited about 4,000,000 words. Please feel free to address me: oaeoai@gmail.com ...
Favorite Bruce Willis movie: Die Hard ?

eleonorang

Hey, AlexanderGrabowski, glad you came to say hello in this Introduction thread ? Enjoy your stay on The Open Mic forum and feel free to share your questions, tips, comments with everyone else! That's what the fun is all about after all ?

ninagruenewald

Hello!

It is a pleasure to meet you all. I am very slow with adapting to so many forums and platforms, so, I have been here for a while but never said hi.

So, HI! ?

My name is Nina! I am a German living in Australia (at the moment, at least). I have been studying until recently and worked in many fields, cook, assistant in a film agency, video game translator, German teacher, English teacher, baby sitter, little paid projects, etc. ?

I am currently working to become an ENG to GER translator and subtitler because it turns out that I enjoy it endlessly. For a living, I am not sure at the moment. I live, I run, I am happy. I try myself out, but mainly work on my translation career.

Fav Bruce Willis films, I LOVE The Fifth Element and Moonrise Kingdom ?

eleonorang

Welcome, Nina! It looks like you have a life full of adventures ? Translation has its own way of sneaking into your life and manifest itself when you least expect it.

ninagruenewald and Moonrise Kingdom ?

Darn it! I had forgotten Bruce stars in Moonrise Kingdom too! ?

ninagruenewald

eleonorang I know, right? Moonrise Kingdom wasn't my first association either, but then it hit me! ?
And thank you, yes, many adventures. Now, I am trying to find my life outside of uni and it is truly a big adventure as well! But I feel like I have re-found my childhood dream in translation ?

TTV

Hello,

I'm a german-french translator since 1980 or so. So, quite young.

I translate in various fields.

Who is Bruce Willis ? A singer ? An after-shave brand ?

eleonorang

ninagruenewald Really? It sounds wonderful! What was your dream as a child?

Welcome aboard, TTV! Our friend Bruce might as well be the sponsor of an after-shave brand, yeah ?

RenataFTorres

TTV Hi! What's that cute dog's name? ?

ninagruenewald

eleonorang

My dream? ? So, my dad used to collect National Geographic Magazines. I was fascinated by them, the pictures, the exotic topics, etc. And somehow, instead of getting inspired to become a journalist, I started dreaming of translating for National Geographic ? I am still at a volunteering stage but I already love it!

What are your favourite fields to translate in?

Best
Nina

eleonorang

ninagruenewald Awesome ? I love everything about food and travel so these are the two key fields in which I hope to work more and more in the future!

ninagruenewald

eleonorang Oh my! That is a great combination! That would definitely imply great projects! I worked as a cook for a while, so I would definitely not say no to projects in food translation industry ? SO, do you already work in those fields?

Dmitry

Gee, folks! My turn to apologize for not welcoming our newest forum members! Just moved to a new apartment, and as my mom says: "Surviving one move is like surviving 2 fires" ?

But I'm alive! Hi everyone!

kevin hi

Year end gets pretty busy for me as it seems, as I need to do a bunch of chores, plus we're getting ready to welcome our baby to this world, but I'll do my best to keep up with the forum. Pinky swear! Thanks to @eleonorang for welcoming new folks and for keeping the forum alive! You're my rock!

Warm welcome to @ninagruenewald, @TTV, @AlexanderGrabowski, @servagency, @Bayo, @VitorMachado, @aaronhemmers

We have some really good forum technology here, so feel free to explore and join other discussions or start new discussions! More discussions = more fun! Just remember to be polite and kind to each other and the good times are guaranteed ?

ninagruenewald

Dmitry Thanks for the warm welcome! I agree, end of the year = lots of stuff to do ? I really appreciate the forum and the section with all the articles, I try to read them on a regular basis and they cover so many topics!! <3

eleonorang

ninagruenewald I take care of projects in those fields every now and then but I definitely want them to become a more substantial part of my work ? Work in progress, hehe!

Worked as a cook?! That's unfair advantage ? Must be a huge help with the terminology and procedures!

ninagruenewald

eleonorang Hello! And Merry Christmas! Does that still count? Haha. As announced before, I find it very hard to keep track with messages while working and researching the job at the same time! How do you do that? I really need some advice on time management!

Anyways, that sounds really cool! Sounds like you are doing work that you love ?
Yes, I worked as a cook. But only in English, not my target language ? I haven't actually gotten into that field of translation yet but it sounds like the dream! Translating recipes and food related things! I actually read recipe books like normal books. No, I am not weird ?

EbtihalZiada

Hey everyone ? Nice to meet all here ? This Ebtihal I am an English- Arabic translator , interested in art and cultures , I do participate in some voluntary projects , I adore music ? Cats ? And reading books sometimes ?🤞🏻Really it's a pleasure to be a member of this lovely family ?

eleonorang

Hey EbtihalZiada, a belated warm welcome to our nice community! Looks like cats and reading are interests shared by a lot of translators ?

RenataFTorres

EbtihalZiada Welcome, Ebtihal. I'm new here too and I've been a volunteer myself, mainly tutoring kids who studied in public schools. What kind of projects are you participating in?

EbtihalZiada

eleonorang thanks dear EbtihalZiada ❤ Yeah, this is how translators spend their lives with ? should've added "coffee" to the list ?🏻?

PaulWilliamDixon

KiraDyhr How interesting. I am a PT<>EN translator and have a Pedagogy degree too, from the University of São Paulo in Brazil. I also love translation mishaps. My favourite seen here is 'sleeve juice' (sleeve and mango are the same word in Portuguese, so suco de manga (mango juice) got translated as sleeve rather than mango).
I live in Jundiaí, Brazil, which is 60 km from São Paulo.
And I don't speak any Danish - the only word I know is smörgäsbord.

RenataFTorres

PaulWilliamDixon Hi, Paul! I'm an EN>PT translator as well and I think I've seen you around some Brazilian translators' FB groups.

Mango and sleeve is one of my favorite translation mishaps as well. But the "bomba" one takes the cake, as in "bomba de chocolate", "ele malha e toma bomba" and "bomba d'agua". There's no accent on "agua" because I've been having some trouble with the language in my keyboard. Its configuration reads Brazilian Portuguese ABNT, but it's different from the previous one. :/

RenataFTorres

Hi guys. Nice to meet you all. I'm an EN>PT translator and I'm a newbie. :3 I live near Rio de Janeiro. I love reading, especially Chimamanda Adichie books. She's amazing, am I right? I intend to specialize in audiovisual translation and I'm really interested in subtitling.

LooshLuz

RenataFTorres Hi Renata I have been translating for a long time but only last year I started doing QC which led me to the subtitles/dubbing department of the same agency and I love it to bits. I am due to start a course in Brazil (through the distance as I live in London) for dubbing, they do a subtitle one as well, and gaming. Google a school called Brasillis.