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Viewing How Can You Purchase from a Foreign Language Website?How Can You Purchase from a Foreign Language Website?
By Kathy Steinemann
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Some of the best foreign language learning resources will be available on websites written in the language you are attempting to learn. How can you make purchases if you don't speak the language? Some of the best foreign language learning resources will be available on websites written in the language you are attempting to learn. How can you make purchases if you don't speak the language? One approach for a beginning to intermediate language learner would be to have one of the online translation sites translate the foreign order page for you. You can often enter the exact URL of the page you want translated, or copy and paste portions of the text. Some sites will even allow you to browse your hard drive and upload a file for online translation. Here are a few links to sites that will help: There are many others. An online search for ‘translate foreign languages online’ will bring up thousands of results. Remember that all the online translators will give you approximate meanings. With today’s technology, nobody has been able (or taken the time) to write translation software that does a 100% job of encompassing language idioms and idiosyncrasies. A second approach, the best for a beginner, is to shop at a site that has both English and foreign language interfaces. You’re on your own here. You will have to spend time searching - and make sure to bookmark any site you find. Amazon.com has made the shopping process easier. Their sites, in several countries and languages, have a fairly consistent setup. It is worth mentioning that if you have an account at any of the North American or European Amazons, you can probably use the same login at all sites. Most share a common user database. To order from a foreign language Amazon, keep an English language Amazon page open in another window on your computer. As you navigate through the foreign language site, perform the same on the English site. Write down key phrases and learn them for future reference. Be very careful when you come to the part when you have to enter your credit card information and place your order. Here is where you don’t want to make any mistakes! If you have a friend (or teacher) who can help you through your first order, all the better! A final note: remember that shipping from overseas can be expensive. It is usually much more cost effective to place infrequent large orders than repeated smaller orders. (c) Copyright Kathy Steinemann: This article is free to publish only if this copyright notice, the byline, and the author's note below (with active links) are included. About the Author: Kathy Steinemann is a busy webmaster and author who enjoys writing German-English stories in parallel translation. She works behind the scenes at several websites, including A-Language-Guide dot com. Article Source: A Language Guide - http://www.a-language-guide.com More free articles: 1st Rate Articles - 1stRateArticles.com |
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