Polish - Slovak Subtitles

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Writing Slovak language subtitles for Polish film and video productions

Translation of Polish dialogue to produce Slovak subtitles for any film or video production is a highly specialised form of translation. Typical subtitles are on screen for only 3-4 seconds but comprehension of written text takes much longer than the spoken word. A considerable amount of simplification is required – a skilled subtitles translator will decide how much of the original Polish dialogue is transcribed into Slovak to provide the best combination of readability and understanding.

Factors affecting the translation of Polish film dialogue into Slovak language subtitles include:

We can process speech more quickly than the written word. The amount of Polish or Slovak that can be spoken in 3-4 seconds is considerably more than can be accommodated in the 15-20 short words of Slovak subtitles that could be shown in that time. The translator must reduce and simplify the originalPolish speech while retaining the fluency and meaning in the Slovak subtitles.

Literacy of the intended audience becomes important. While Polish and Slovak people of all educational levels and ages might understand spoken dialogue equally well, it may take some much longer than others to read the same words in written Slovak subtitles.

Standardisation. Both Polish and Slovak speech patterns and dialects vary widely and give significant information about the characters in the film. Dialect and unusual inflections are much more difficult to read than standardised Slovak. When writing subtitles in Slovak the translator has to consider how much might be lost or gained through different renditions of the dialogue.