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What Makes Translating Words Hard The translator doesn’t understand It’s hard for us to translate a word The possible translations are not known to the translator The word used in the sentence is different from its usual meaning
FILIPINO One day I saw One Bird Flying I shoot I took I cook I ate ENGLISH Isang Araw Nakita ko Isang ibon Lumilipad Binaril ko Pinulot ko Niluto ko Kinain ko KOREAN Haru Nan bwatda Se hanmari Nalda Naega sso at da Naega gajida Yorihada Nan Mukutda
See Look Glare Gaze Glimpse Notice
4 Types of meaning Physical Denotative Figurative Connotative Technical Colloquial Jargons Informal/ Colloquial
Examples Physical Tinapay Figurative Bread Technical Lifegiving Money Maison House Home Firm Love Pagibig Iniirog Tabla Chin-gu Friend Colloquial Business Loyalty partner Firstrate Ate/ kuya Coconspirator
Points to remember The more common the word the more accessible the figurative meanings In translating we either OVER-Translate or UNDERTranslate

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