Chinese Email

[Argyle]

Hi All,

 

Occasionally I get email from people asking for help in composing letters. I've gotten a couple of emails in Chinese. I don't speak or write Chinese, and I have no idea whether this is simply junk mail, or someone in need of help. Will anyone who reads Chinese be willing to translate one for me?

 

Thanks

[Guest Long_strider]

I speak only a little mandarin. I have used the following web site to translate some web pages, some postings on 001 and some emails. Maybe this will be helpful to you and others.

 

 

http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn

[Guest R2D2]

I use the same site and the price is right.

[Dave G.]

I started with Babelfish but found it slow. My fiancee sometimes struggled understanding it. I suggest:

 

http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/Translate

 

The price is still right and I find it more accurate (okay, okay....my fiancee finds it more accurate). If it is something important, write messages in very basic English. Use simple grammar and words that don't have two meanings (i.e., mean = definition; mean = bad deed; mean = average). Once you obtain the Chinese translation, reverse translate from Chinese back to English. If the English is more/less right, you've got a winner. I used this process once in writing her father a letter....he said it was very well done.

 

Cheers.

[skrunks]

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[Argyle]

Hi All,

 

I got quite a few email replies offering help, and I am truly grateful.

 

Best Wishes

[angeloflight]

i can help with your translatations as I've done so at many occations for my wife in GZ. both Chinese -> English and English -> Chinese. tell me how you want the letter to forward to me. via email, PM, etc. let me know. i don't wanna post email at the forum so them spam bots get to it.