Here is a list made by somebody in the internet(taken from Google answers). One may agree or not but it does give some idea. [1] English, one would imagine is the most lucrative language. The very fact that most of the transactions are done in English subscribes this view. Other languages which are likely to be lucrative are: [2] Chinese. There are a huge number of software professionals from China and operating in China. Chinese gadgets are among the finest in the world, and the economy is looking up. [3] Japanese. Japan is the hub for hardware. Japanese technology is so advanced that even USA has no answer. [4] German. The German IT market is opening up. With companies like SAP cutting their way into the market, learning German is imperative if you want to have dealings with Europe [5] Korean. Korea, like Japan has got amazing technology. It probably has to do with the fact that Korea is so close to Japan [6] French. Yet another language for the European market. French is the most widely spoken non-English language in Europe, and knowing French can certainly help in dealing with clients. [7] Portugese. The South American IT industry is centrlized in Brazil, the main language spoken being Portugese. [8] Spanish is another language which is useful in dealing with European and South American clients. [9] Swedish. Sweden is one of the premier European countries in the technology sector. [10] Russian. If you plan to have dealings with Russia, you have to know Russian. Russian scientists are the best scientists in the world read rest of the article at https://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=110225 ------------------------------------------------------ Want more direct clients? join my yahoo group. I will alert you when there is new tip posted in my blog. To subscribe just send a blank email at TipsforTranslators-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Save all your chat conversations. Find them online at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php
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Hi Orsom,
Even though I don't exactly disagree with what that person said, I believe that the Arabic language is going to be the new Rain-Maker of the translation business.
Arabic has so many things going for it nowadays that it seems only natural that the Arabic language translation is going to be a very promising opportunity in the very near future.
But hey, perhaps I'm biased ;-)
All the best,
Tamer
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