To celebrate the beauty and complexity of words, and to highlight the importance of translation, Smartling is proud to present 50 of the most beautiful words in the Irish language.

2. “Words are so much more than a mere compilation of letters or characters.
Each word is a reflection of the people who created it, the community or
culture from which it came, and in its purest form, a message that someone
wanted to share with another person.
Words, the Irish Language, Translation
—and Why We Should Care

3. That’s why translating words from one language into another is so
challenging. Transferring the essence of word from one culture to another is
very difficult. Translators use various techniques to get the meaning across by
focusing on the message, not the words.
Words, the Irish Language, Translation
—and Why We Should Care

4. To celebrate the beauty and complexity of words, and to highlight the
importance of translation, Smartling is proud to present 50 of the most
beautiful words in the Irish language.
Words, the Irish Language, Translation
—and Why We Should Care

5. Irish (also known to people outside of Ireland as Gaelic or Irish Gaelic) is
spoken by about 1.6 million people with varying degrees of fluency. Usage of
the language has been in decline, but Irish was spoken quite widely in fairly
recent memory. For example, there were nearly half a million people speaking
Irish in the United States in the 1890s. About 36 million Americans have Irish
ancestry, and many of their grandparents and great-grandparents spoke Irish.
Words, the Irish Language, Translation
—and Why We Should Care

6. Today, you can use Facebook in Irish and can even watch a soap
opera in Irish (with English subtitles if you don’t speak it).
Technology is breathing new life into languages that might have
otherwise had less chance of survival.
Words, the Irish Language, Translation
—and Why We Should Care

7. Ireland has always been an important country for language,
and today, it’s one of the most important hubs in the world
for translation and localization.
All of us here at Smartling hope you’ll enjoy this collection
of Irish language terms, selected for you with care by
Eoghan Ó Raghallaigh, an Irish translator who lives in Dublin, Ireland.
Words, the Irish Language, Translation
—and Why We Should Care

58. About Smartling
Smartling’s mission is to make the world’s
content multilingual. Founded in 2009 and
headquartered in New York City, Smartling is
privately held and backed by leading venture
capital firms First Round Capital, IDG
Ventures, Tenaya Capital, U.S. Venture
Partners, and Venrock.

59. To learn more about how technology can make
translation easier, better, and faster, no matter what
the language, contact us.
www.smartling.com
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hi@smartling.com
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