Raft.cz in English, Péter L., 3/19/2025 10:20 AM
I am very grateful to have found this site. We live in Northern Hungary and often paddle on Slovak rivers. We started paddling only last August, when we bought two Rush 1 inflatable boats, but we have already conquered many rivers in Slovakia, such as Hron, Hornad, Perec, Vah, Štiavnica, Ipel. The website has a lot of useful information, but it is very difficult to navigate because the English/German translation is only partial. Unfortunately, I only speak these two foreign languages, but it would be very good to translate all the submenu items and the subtitles of the dialogue windows. I can't do this because I don't understand Czech and Slovak, only a few words like splav. I would also be happy to write about our paddling, but only in English (or German) I think that about half of the members registered here would understand what I write, especially in English. I apologise in advance for uploading the report of our paddling experiences to the website in English. I can only dream that it might be translated into Hungarian, although I know that many of my fellow Hungarian paddlers are trying, albeit with difficulty, to get information from this website.

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|_Re: Raft.cz in English, Vojta, 3/19/2025 4:25 PM
Hi Peter,
I don't know if I'm the right one to answer. I think that the pages raft.cz in English are not so bad, some words are only in Czech, but the meaning can be understood. It will be difficult for any of us to translate the website into Hungarian. However, I don't see a problem in the age of translators. When I'm looking for something in another language, I take advantage of it. I think that if you write and supplement your article mainly with photos, Petr will translate it and publish it (sorry Peter, I suppose you can handle English). And it will definitely be interesting to read something from my Hungarian friends.
Bélla

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|_Re: Raft.cz in English, Jabberwocky, 3/31/2025 6:57 PM
Hi Péter, I've registered your post today. I can't speak for the site owner (who is also Petr) but as I make my living through English and some other languages (not Hungarian, sadly) I can offer assistance. If you have trouble understanding something here, give me a shout. Also, should you write an English article, I can push the text through an online translator and polish the result for Czech and Slovak readers. I don't have much free time but this seems doable.

Do you guys and gals in Hungary have a similar discussion platform for paddlers? I regularly read
www.canoetripping.net/
forums.paddling.com/
www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/
www.canadierforum.de/

Fun fact: Our son had two Hungarian classmates in kindergarden and soon he learned to resist our parental instruction with a very genuinely sounding "nem tudom" :-D

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