--- title: Blog description: Translangco provides quality translation and interpretation services for all your needs. --- [![quality translations from any written language to the language of your choice](https://www.translangco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Translangco_Mar2016_Theme_Images/translation-services.gif?width=229&name=translation-services.gif "quality translations from any written language to the language of your choice")](https://www.translangco.com/) ![TransLangCo Tranlation Services](https://www.translangco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Translangco_Mar2016_Theme_Images/TransandServicesWtBg2.gif?width=235&name=TransandServicesWtBg2.gif "TransLangCo Tranlation Services") # Translangco's Translation Blog ## [Translation vs. Interpretation](https://www.translangco.com/blog/bid/171009/Translation-vs-Interpretation) Posted by [Daniel Sanford](https://www.translangco.com/blog/author/daniel-sanford) on Sun, Jun 17, 2012 @ 20:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Clients who need translations or interpretations in Houston are often confused by the terminology that translation agencies use.  Occasionally someone may ask for an interpretation of a document or a translation of court proceedings.  These two terms are distinguished in the translation industry as follows:  A translation is generally understood to be a written document whereas an interpretation is an oral proceeding.  Thus, if a person has a text, a web page, a manual, a contract or any other document in hard copy or digital form that he or she needs rendered in another language, she will ask for a translation.  If a person needs an oral rendition of oral statements made in another language, she will ask for an interpretation. ![9981412 resized 600](https://www.translangco.com/hs-fs/file-28863415-jpg/images/9981412-resized-600.jpg?width=156&height=104&name=9981412-resized-600.jpg) [![Click me](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/183209/e2843207-5d2f-4e14-ad0b-810998d0d463.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/183209/e2843207-5d2f-4e14-ad0b-810998d0d463) ![Translations in Houston-Translangco](https://www.translangco.com/hs-fs/file-28870958-gif/images/logoleft.gif) [www.translangco.com](https://www.translangco.com/) info@translangco.com 787 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.translangco.com/blog/bid/171009/Translation-vs-Interpretation#comments-listing) Tags: [Translations in Houston](https://www.translangco.com/blog/topic/translations-in-houston), [Interpretation](https://www.translangco.com/blog/topic/interpretation), [Translation](https://www.translangco.com/blog/topic/translation) [All posts](https://www.translangco.com/blog/all) ### Subscribe via E-mail ### Most Popular Posts ### Browse by Tag - [Interpretation (1)](https://www.translangco.com/blog/topic/interpretation) - [Translation (1)](https://www.translangco.com/blog/topic/translation) - [Translations in Houston (1)](https://www.translangco.com/blog/topic/translations-in-houston) ### Posts by Month - [June 2012 (1)](https://www.translangco.com/blog/archive/2012/06) ### Follow Me [Privacy Statement](https://www.translangco.com/privacy)|[Terms Of Use](https://www.translangco.com/terms) © 2016 by Translangco