Language combinations
Any of 32 languages
into any other
The published list holds 32 languages and regional variants, and any of them can be the source or the target. The project manager confirms the combination, direction and specialist field for each brief.
The list does not mean that every combination uses the same terminology or workflow. Each brief is matched to its subject, document type and target market, whether it moves from Japanese into Polish, from English into Hebrew or between two regional variants.
Translations are assigned to linguists who work into their mother tongue and live in the country where the target language is used. Quality processes are outlined on the quality page, and Bulgarian translation is described alongside the other language pages.
The complete language list
32 languages
grouped by region
Regional grouping is for navigation. Several entries are explicit country or market variants and are counted separately in the total.
| Region | Languages and variants |
|---|---|
| Balkans and South-East Europe | Albanian · Bulgarian · Croatian · Greek · Romanian · Serbian · Turkish |
| Central and Eastern Europe | Belarusian · Czech · Hungarian · Polish · Russian · Slovak · Ukrainian |
| Northern Europe | Dutch · Latvian · Lithuanian |
| Western and Southern Europe | English (UK) · English (USA) · French (France) · French (Canada) · German · Italian (Italy) · Italian (Swiss) · Portuguese (Portugal) · Spanish (Spain) |
| Middle East and North Africa | Arabic · Hebrew |
| Americas, Africa and East Asia | Japanese · Portuguese (Africa) · Portuguese (Brazil) · Spanish (Latin America) |
The source language inventory lists Portuguese (Africa) as a broad variant; the target country and local convention should be specified for each project.
Planning
Choose the target market
before the terminology
Name the destination
Spanish for Spain or Mexico, French for Canada or English for the United States calls for a defined audience, not simply a language label.
Bring the document family
A contract, product manual and website carry different conventions. Related files, previous translations and approved glossaries help maintain continuity.
Confirm the combination
For any pair of listed languages, the project manager confirms the requested direction, subject expertise and target-market fit.
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Buyer questions
Questions about
translation languages
Does Babylon translate between any two of the 32 languages?
The language list records the languages and variants handled by the agency, and requests between any listed languages can be coordinated. The project manager confirms the direction, subject field and target-country variant for each enquiry, so the assignment is matched to the actual brief rather than inferred from the list.
Can a document be translated between two languages that are not English?
Yes. Requests between any listed languages can be coordinated, for example German into Polish or Japanese into French. The exact pair, direction, subject and target market are checked for each project, and the linguist is chosen for the target language and the subject field.
Which regional variants are listed?
The list distinguishes English (UK and USA), French (France and Canada), Italian (Italy and Swiss), Portuguese (Africa, Brazil and Portugal), and Spanish (Spain and Latin America). The destination market should be named in the brief. Regional variants are not interchangeable, so a text written for one market is not simply reused for another without review by a linguist from that market.
Who translates into the target language?
The agency’s translators work into their mother tongue and live in the country where the target language is used. They are selected for the subject field; the agency also has in-house project managers and proofreaders. Native speakers of the target language read for natural phrasing, correct terminology and local conventions, which a translator working into a second language cannot reliably provide.
How is a translation revised?
Babylon Translations holds DIN EN ISO 17100 certification for translation services. The standard’s translation process includes a second qualified linguist revising the translation against the source. The reviewer compares the target text with the source for meaning, terminology and consistency, and the translator then resolves each query before the files are delivered to the client in the requested format.
Can one project cover several target languages?
Yes. The agency’s published service includes parallel translation into several languages. The source files, target variants, subject matter and reference material are established so the project manager can coordinate the language work. Terminology is shared across the target languages where the subject allows, so that one product, clause or part keeps a matching name in every version delivered.