At Southern Cone Translations, your documents will always be translated by a native speaker of the target language or a translator who has achieved a demonstrable native level. But what is a “target” language? And why does it have to be a native-level speaker? First, it’s helpful to understand some basic terminology. Source and Target Languages Source language: The source language is the original language of the text that needs to be translated. If a document in Portuguese needs to be translated into Spanish, Portuguese is the source language. The document may be called the source text or source document. Target language: The target language is the language the text needs to be translated into. If a document in French…