To give you an overview of how important German is for anyone interested in pursuing a position in international business, here are some useful stats for you to digest:

• German is the fourth most used language, spoken by nearly 95 million native speakers and 210 million speakers worldwide.
• The German alphabet has one more consonant than English, which represents a double ‘s’.
• Consisting of three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine and neuter) and a smattering of extra-long words, German is considered a particularly difficult language for English-speakers to learn.
• There are many tricky ‘false friends’ in the German language. These words differ in meaning depending on the language. For example, a ‘gift’ in English is something that we would give to someone on their birthday, but the same word in German means ‘poison’!
• The German language is renowned for long words, for example ‘grundstücksverkehrsgenehmigungszuständigkeitsübertragungsverordnung’, which translates to mean the regulation on the delegation of authority concerning land conveyance permissions.

German is one of the largest groups of Indo-Germanic languages, spoken as the official language in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein, and as a co-language within Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxemburg.

The German language dates as far back as the Early Middle Ages, with the High German consonant shift during the Migration Period marking the separation of Old High German dialects from Old Saxon.

From there, the use of Middle High German saw a significant expansion of the geographical territory occupied by Germanic tribes from 1050 to 1350.

Modern High German began with the Early New High German period, further displacing Latin as the primary language of the courts across the German states. By the 16th century, German had taken on multiple forms, which united into the language we know today – New High German.

Today, the German language remains rich with multiple different dialects. Like many languages, it is constantly evolving, with the newest addition to the German alphabet introduced as recently as 2017.

German translation services are provided by professional translation agencies, such as Brightlines. The process is one that involves translating various types of content, such as websites and brochures, from different industries – such as finance, healthcare and marketing – so that they are understandable and appealing to the German reader.

German translation is easier said than done, with the language being notorious for its difficulty. In order to correctly replicate your message to a German audience, you need a translator who has a profound knowledge of the language, and who can understand its nuances.

At Brightlines, we have expert knowledge of German translation and only use professional native translation specialists. We have a great deal of expertise in many types of translation projects from the smallest 5 word slogan to a large 200,000 word website!

Our team has the knowledge and capability to help you achieve your goal by providing the highest quality German translation.

Our team of qualified German translators provides top-quality certified translations for a variety of official documents, including;

• Academic transcripts and certificates
• Administrative documents
• And so much more!

Our work is always completed in accordance with industry standards and due care and diligence are taken to ensure that our professional translators are experienced in translating the documents at hand. In fact, we will specifically allocate a translator who is well informed on the regulations of specific legal and governmental practices to ensure that your document is correctly translated.

One of the most common requests we receive is to translate English to Deutsch. We provide flawless English to German translations as well as German to English translations, and we can also translate English or German into any other language that you require. Our large pool of expert translators means that we can offer top-quality translations, no matter the language.

We’ve proudly worked with a wide range of businesses including Canon, Ikea and Google. Over 20 years of experience in the translation industry enables us to offer a range of professional German translation services for a variety of sectors:

Our professional German translation services include:

• German Transcreation Services
  Translation brings the meaning of words into other languages. Transcreation brings the ideas behind words into other cultures. Our German transcreation ensures the cultural nuances of your brand and marketing communications will never be lost. Our transcreators have working backgrounds as advertising copywriters, and understand how to manipulate expressions into new words to resonate with a language’s culture.
• Multilingual German Voice Overs
  In the modern tsunami of online video sharing, having a properly translated voiceover is key to standing out from the crowd of content. Our multilingual German voice overs will give you audio translation that perfectly matches the delivery, fluency and emphasis of the original language.
• German Subtitling
  With a third of all time online spent watching videos, it’s essential for brands to create quality content that is accessible to a range of audiences. With Brightlines’ German subtitling services, your content can be adapted with closed captions, open captions, and subtitles to extend your reach to international demographics.
• German Localisation
  Navigating the nuances of cultural diversities can be tricky. We’ve been helping brands overcome those challenges since 1999. Our translator’s cultural sensitivity and accurate language skills will ensure your brand is as locally relevant as possible, wherever in the world it is.
• Multilingual German SEO
  Getting your website to rank on the highly coveted first page in different world markets can be a challenge, with cultural search terms, localised search terms, and relevant search engines to consider. With our multilingual German SEO services, your global online visibility will soar, focusing on keyword research, website translation, localisation, and technical guidance.
• German Production Services
  Audio, video, in-print, or online, our production team has the expertise required to deliver quality multilingual materials. Our services include foreign language typesetting, recreation of design files, website translation services, software string translation, optical character recognition, multilingual transcription, timecoding, and multilingual voiceover recording.
• German Marketing Translation
  Our German marketing translation will have your brand booming across all nations, communicating your marketing messages in the way you intended through website content, social media, email marketing, and hard-copy materials.
• German Legal Translation
  We offer an entire spectrum of German legal translation services, from commercial contracts, to white papers, press releases, patents, annual reports, and newsletters.
• German Financial Translation
  As a thriving global industry, the finance sector has an incredible impact on businesses correspondence with colleagues, clients and investors. That’s why our German financial translation services go above and beyond to provide you with specialist industry knowledge across all areas of finance.
• German Document Translation Services
  Our quality German document translation services help you minimise any risk in your professional communications, offering speed, accuracy, and an in-depth understanding of a variety of complex fields and sectors.
• German Website Translation Services
  If you’re looking to reach an international audience, ensuring your website content is accessible to any and all audiences is crucial. That’s why we offer linguistic expertise combined with SEO knowledge to get your site up the rankings.
• Luxembourgian and Austrian Translation
  Language isn’t always black and white. Celebrate the nuance of different dialects with our Luxembourgian, Swiss German, and Austrian translation services to really connect with your diverse audience’s intricacies of speech. Our German translators have a thorough and fluent understanding of the language, enabling them to effectively translate your message to a new audience without losing the meaning and style of the original copy. This process – which is also known as transcreation – is an area in which we have a great deal of experience.