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Amanda
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Amanda asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 7 years ago

What languages are in demand for translator careers?

I want to go into translating as a career. I am currently in Japanese class, but it seems like everyone and their dog wants to learn it thanks to anime/manga purposes. I'm wondering if it is worth trying to stay in Japanese because I actually do enjoy it and the culture does interest me or find another language to learn that might be in higher demand for translators?

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  • 7 years ago

    Realistically, the languages of China and the Middle East are going to be most in demand in the next 20 years.

  • 7 years ago

    You will need to be native-speaker fluent, so if you are already studying Japanese in high school, that's good, as you will need the 3 years of your university degree in Japanese to become fluent.

  • 7 years ago

    Spanish

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