The Language Shop Ltd

Each month in our newsletter we give you list of upcoming cultural, religious, and awareness dates for your diary. To sign up to our newsletter simply click the link below: https://lnkd.in/gyYpPiJw August’s dates at a glance: Religious/cultural 1 – Lammas, Christian / Lughnasadh, Wicca and Pagan 1 – Fast In Honour of the Holy Mother of the Lord Jesus, Orthodox Christian 6 – Feast of Transfiguration, Christian 6 – Transfiguration of the Lord, Orthodox Christian 10 – Feast of Saint Lawrence, Christian 13 – Tish’a B’av, Judaism 13-15 – Obon, Buddhist 15 – Assumption of Mary, Catholic Christian 15 – Dormition of the Theotokos, Orthodox Christian 19 – The 15th of Av, Judaism 19 – Raksha Bandhan, Hindu / Rakhri, Sikh 22 – Feast of the Queenship of Mary, Catholic Christian 24 – Feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, Christian 26 – Krishna Janmashtami, Hindu 26 – Arba’een, Islam 29 – Beheading of Saint John The Baptist, Christian 31 – Paryushana Parvarambha begins, Jain Awareness and events 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 19 – World Humanitarian Day 22 – International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

The Language Shop are currently hiring interpreters of many languages. Opportunities are available for both face to face and remote work. For more information go to our careers page: https://lnkd.in/ghmeAwh5 or send an email with your C.V. to [email protected]

We are delighted to have been awarded the contract as the sole language service provider to a consortium of NHS Trusts in North East London, including: East London NHS Foundation Trust Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust East London NHS Foundation Trust Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust We have a longstanding relationship with all these Trusts and are pleased to say that this new contract means our work together will continue for at least the next three years. As part of the contract, we are also delighted to add Camden and Islington NHS Trust to our list of NHS partners, and look forward to working with them and providing patients in the area with our range of high quality language services. #NHS

The Language Shop are currently looking to hire Pashto interpreters. Available opportunities will see you supporting Face to Face, Pre-Booked and On Demand Bookings. for more information go to our careers page: https://lnkd.in/g-5NrPhQ or send an email to [email protected]

In our newsletter we include a 'language fact file' - facts about a different language each month, we also give you some basic phrases to try and learn. This month the language is French. To sign up to our newsletter simply click the link below: https://lnkd.in/gyYpPiJw Langauge Fact File Spoken as the only official language in: France, Benin, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Niger, Monaco, Guinea, Senegal and Togo – plus many others as a co-official language or commonly spoken language. Number of native speakers: approximately 76m. Learn some: Most of us know how to greet someone in French: bonjour (good day) or bonsoir (good evening), but did you know that when addressing someone they don’t know, the French usually add ‘monsieur’, ‘madame’ or ‘mademoiselle’? Fast facts: French is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world. It is spoken in 51 countries, due to France’s colonial activities from 16th century onwards. Some parts of the world remain French territories to this day, as far afield as Réunion in the Indian Ocean and some Caribbean islands. Over half of the English language has its roots in French! Much of this comes from the period following the Norman Conquest in 1066, when French became the language of government in this country. You can see this reflected in our words for meat, which often come from the ruling class’s French, as opposed to our words for farm animals, which often come from the Old English of the Anglo Saxon farming peasants – eg ‘beef’ comes from the Old French ‘boef’, whereas ‘cow’ comes from Old English ‘cu’. Until 19th century, French was spoken more widely in Germany and the Netherlands than it was in France! This is because many people in France spoke local dialects instead. #FrenchLanguage #Newsletter #translation

Peta Moore, a service co-ordinator Plus here at The Language Shop, has been part of the team for over six years. Peta has an interesting hobby outside the world of language and interpreting - she is the drummer in a pop-punk band called Larry_73. On the 31st of August they will be playing a show at the Castle Tavern in Sheerness. The show is called Chords 4 Cures, and aims to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Give them some support by going and liking their social media pages, and if you are in the area, drop in and see the show! https://lnkd.in/gkWaV7i7 https://lnkd.in/gMVGZR-4 https://lnkd.in/gCvrdS5V https://lnkd.in/gdGXFtYk #Larry_73 #CancerResearchUK #Chords4Cures

Lambeth Together Public Forum is for community voices who’d like to influence health and care in Lambeth. Sound like you? Come along in person. If you'd like to discuss an idea or need support to attend, contact [email protected] https://lnkd.in/eYzuqXSN

In our newsletter we include a 'language fact file' - facts about a different language each month, we also give you some basic phrases to try and learn. This month the language is Hindi. To sign up to our newsletter simply click the link below: https://lnkd.in/gyYpPiJw Langauge Fact File Spoken widely in: India, Nepal, Mauritius, Fiji and many others. Number of native speakers: approximately 615m! Learn some: There are a number of ways to greet someone warmly in Hindi. ‘Namaste’ and ‘namaskar’ are quite traditional and respectful, as is ‘salaam’, but all are widely used. If you want to be more casual, you can use ‘kaise ho’ (pronounced keh-se hoh) to greet a man or ‘kaisi ho’ (pronounced keh-see hoh) to greet a woman. Fast facts:Hindi is the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, after Mandarin, Spanish and English. In addition to being an official language in India and Fiji, it is spoken by Indian diasporic communities all over the world. There are large Hindi-speaking populations in England, Trinidad and Tobago, the US, Canada, Mauritius, South Africa and parts of the Middle East. Hindi’s written language system, Devanagari, contains 36 consonants and 11 vowels. This makes it simpler than English to read aloud, as words are spelled exactly as you pronounce them. As an English speaker, you already know loads of Hindi words! Everyday words we have adopted from the language are: avatar, bandanna, bungalow, dinghy, guru, jungle, khaki, karma, loot, mantra, nirvana, punch, pyjamas, sorbet, shampoo, thug, typhoon and yoga. #Hindi #LanguageFacts #India

It’s nearly time to vote. Don’t forget your photo ID and be sure to check in advance where your nearest polling station is and if there are any accessibility issues you need to be aware of. Click here to find your nearest polling station https://lnkd.in/envd8rC5

eVisas - What are they and what will it mean for those navigating the immigration system? They will be the default way to show your status from 2025 and we break down what this means in our latest article. #eVisas #Immigration