Catch up on the funniest and most insightful tweets of the last 7 days
Discover why learning #Italian is no piece of torta! 🇮🇹🍰https://t.co/Pre18uHJOC#Italy #language #translation #xl8 #culture
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) May 23, 2022
This article shares some #German 'heart' idioms ♥️🇩🇪
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) May 17, 2022
https://t.co/FXfBoCOMpA#language #culture #Germany #translation #xl8
Tomorrow is our 30th #birthday! 🥳🎂
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) January 7, 2022
To mark the occasion, our founder @writer_robin has published a #blog about the early days of the Aktuel Translation Group (including Quarto).
Give it a read here: https://t.co/11707rVt94#anniversary #translation #xl8 #business #language pic.twitter.com/zZMF70pwnB
Can you #read and understand #Braille? Why not take some time on #WorldBrailleDay to learn the alphabet and numbers in braille? It’s a bit like learning a new #language! 📚🦯https://t.co/n7EioBc6WA
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) January 4, 2022
We wish all of our clients, colleagues, #translators and followers around the world a very Happy #Christmas and New Year. 🎉🎅⛄️🎄
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) December 24, 2021
In the bars of small-town Italy, ageing bocce players are keeping the country's local dialects alive. https://t.co/ZvcTfvL8Ft
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) December 13, 2021
Have you heard of the Italian word ‘dai’, before? It has many different meanings depending on context and tone.
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) December 9, 2021
This video explains what ‘dai’ means and how it is used in Italian: https://t.co/4uR5O9RHgE
The Faroe Islands have been fighting to preserve their language, Faroese, for 500 years! Learn more about Faroese here:https://t.co/tThy4OywTa
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) December 7, 2021
Much fun was had yesterday on our Christmas social: rock climbing! 🧗♀️
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) December 2, 2021
It was followed by a wonderful meal out in Henley-on-Thames. 🍽
Here are some photos of four of our project managers at climbing wall.
Who do you think won? 🇩🇪 or 🇮🇹? pic.twitter.com/nhYHWF5zwy
Congratulations to all involved for being shortlisted!
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 17, 2021
Have a look at some of these examples of translated books… https://t.co/56bGq7m0sc
How can nursery rhymes help foreign language learning?
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 16, 2021
Find out more in the article below!#NurseryRhymeWeekhttps://t.co/L7abn9W29L
A heart-warming story of the Nouchi language and its recent growth in popularity:https://t.co/qDYnj4dCsp
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 15, 2021
Did you know animals make different noises in different languages?
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 12, 2021
This article teaches us some common animal sounds from around the world: https://t.co/MMnaLxwMzi
This town in Kyiv looks as if it is made from Lego!https://t.co/WQurLZDntV
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 11, 2021
The ‘untranslatable’ Japanese phrase ‘Koi No Yokan’ is ‘the premonition of love’.https://t.co/Mu03IeoJ2o
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 10, 2021
For #ChildrensBookWeek, check out the British Library's article on the first translation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales by translator and author Mary Howitt:https://t.co/GkCIOrw0ad
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 8, 2021
A Tagalog word describes how many feel in the presence of overwhelming cuteness – but ‘gigil’ is a term largely unknown outside of the Philippines.https://t.co/nyVxH9qV0V
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 5, 2021
"Some cities manage to fit the entire world within them"
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 4, 2021
Check out this blog highlighting some of the most multicultural cities in the world 🌍https://t.co/BOKbhC9UA5
Blimey … and I agree – this is a thoroughly good read and one of our books I can't stop picking up and looking at @FireflyPress https://t.co/mnP5RLOpAa
— RobinBennett (@writer_robin) November 2, 2021
“It is thanks to translators that we have access to world literatures past and present”
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 1, 2021
Find out below how one publishing company is taking steps to acknowledge and credit the hard work of their translators. #NationalAuthorsDayhttps://t.co/9g423QkKHT
We had a very enjoyable evening meal last night with the whole in-house management team all back together in one place – a first since the pandemic! pic.twitter.com/MTjmejolbn
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) October 28, 2021
This blog highlights some of October's new translations of books!
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) October 19, 2021
Check it out here: https://t.co/w6vCtbEl4A
"Some languages are survivors; many of those spoken today have been around a very long time"
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) October 18, 2021
Find out more about some ancient languages we still use today:https://t.co/H4qyRlDrWD
What is the most popular language to learn in your country? Do you follow your country’s trend? Find out with this map!https://t.co/G58DJqoAz0
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) October 14, 2021
Can you read and understand braille?
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) October 11, 2021
Why not take some time on #nationalbrailleweek to learn the alphabet and numbers in braille? It’s a bit like learning a new language!https://t.co/n7EioBc6WA
“This is a market that prefers to produce and sell its content, rather than bringing in stories from abroad. But it’s not impossible to get a book translated.”
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) October 4, 2021
Here are some tips: https://t.co/0x7B216SMC
Did you know that there are more than 300 different sign languages used across the world? Find out some more interesting facts about sign languages on #InternationalDayofSignLanguages https://t.co/HIlIYTMd2e
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) September 23, 2021
Ahoy there!
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) September 20, 2021
If you didn't already know, yesterday was Talk Like a Pirate Day!
This article shares some great pirate vocabulary to help your language learning 🧭🏴☠️https://t.co/ToVvd8FELv
This week is #EuropeanMobilityWeek, encouraging sustainable transport methods across the European Union. 🌍🇪🇺 https://t.co/31NWv7ax2k
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) September 16, 2021
It's Hispanic Heritage Month.
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) September 15, 2021
Check out some fantastic Hispanic reads below ⬇️📚#IAmLaCultura https://t.co/bC9wlXhbo3
It's #RoaldDahlStoryDay today. What is your favourite book by Roald Dahl? https://t.co/Jnsb2dwzpl
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) September 13, 2021
Would anyone like a Ffrothi Coffi?https://t.co/UaDsB0oyLC
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) September 10, 2021
Here are some recommendations of 2021 Best Books in Translation. Which ones will join your reading list?📚#NationalReadABookDay https://t.co/xv0m8WAKfd
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) September 6, 2021
A great thread of LGBTQ+ book recommendations! https://t.co/tEFXur98g3
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) June 30, 2021
Our #BookWeekSuperpower is translation! We make sure that children’s books are enjoyed worldwide 🌍📚#xl8 #ChildrensBookWeek #translation @CBCBook
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) May 5, 2021
Happy #ChineseLanguageDay from the team at Quarto!
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) April 20, 2021
Happy #WorldBookDay ! https://t.co/XE9BD2wQbf
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) March 2, 2021
Literary translation is something that requires skill, dedication and a fair bit of love as well. We have all three, get in touch for a quote and see how we use them! #xl8 #literarytranslation
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) February 18, 2021
Are you looking to take your book to the international market and in need of a translation or several? Get in touch with us today for a quote! #xl8
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) February 9, 2021
Fellow translators, what are your best tips for translating works of fiction? Do you have a step-by-step process or is it different for every job? #xl8
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) February 3, 2021
"My voyage through a world of language in just one word: snow" by Nancy Campbell https://t.co/xCRAnPLqL9
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) January 22, 2021
"The words that people search for reveal not just what is happening in the world, but what matters most to them in relation to those events."https://t.co/PPjd12tBIf
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 27, 2020
"Stories are a net, the wider we cast it, the more connections we make. This is why Quarto Translations is proud to sponsor the Rising Stars Wales Award.”https://t.co/hVskvW2EYH
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) November 24, 2020
"Ultimately, reading translated literature allows us to travel across the vast world, and to fall deep through history, without ever leaving the library." https://t.co/N4jLc46PMO
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) August 21, 2020
4 days to go! @FireflyPress are up for Small Press of the Year 2020, what an achievement – we can't wait to see the outcome! https://t.co/W1h8bgh2i6
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) June 25, 2020
"Translation effectively floods the dark room of an unreadable text with light." – a beautiful, thought-provoking piece. https://t.co/ygQoDiPwrX
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) June 24, 2020
"In mild fantasy, the magic is nicely understated and allows far more important things in a story to come to the fore: like personalities and the soul of the thing" https://t.co/pUVuAMvUHT
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) June 23, 2020
Due to #COVIDー19 we've taken the difficult decision to not run our Diversity Award with @TheGEAcademy this year, instead deciding to put the budget towards a hardship fund to support our current writers. We look forward to welcoming new writers in 2021.
— Quarto Translations (@Quarto_Trans) June 4, 2020