Notes on Translation

This is one of the most difficult questions that will plague the beginner. The primary thing is to know any two languages, which are known as source language and target language pretty well. However, the simple fact of knowing two languages may not be sufficient or enough.

There are some people who are born in monolingual conditions or nations and they find it really difficult to learn a second language. However, there are many others who are born in families or linguistic conditions or nations where people normally speak more than one language. One could find such situations in nations such as India or for that matter, the entire South Asia, which includes Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh as well as the Philippines in Asia. It is quite 'normal' for citizens of these countries to have learned English at school and known their native tongue.

Usually, most people that you meet in these countries tend to possess some kind or sort of bilingualism. But what degree and competence they possess is indeed a matter of conjecture.