Abdullahi Hassan

Over the past three years, my experience as a translator has been both transformative and enlightening. When I first began, I believed that translation was mainly about converting words between languages. However, I quickly realized that it is a much deeper and more nuanced process—one that involves cultural understanding, contextual awareness, and careful interpretation. During my first year, I worked on general texts such as blogs, articles, and simple documents, which helped me develop a strong foundation in accuracy and fluency. I encountered many challenges, particularly when dealing with idioms, cultural references, and stylistic differences between source and target languages. To address these issues, I dedicated time to research, studied examples of effective translation, and began to understand the importance of preserving the meaning and tone of the original text, not just its literal words. As my confidence grew, I gradually took on more complex tasks, and my ability to ada