Asian languages

Asian Language Translation Services

Our Asian language translation services cover Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Indonesian, Bengali, Urdu, and Traditional Chinese for Taiwan. We work for tech companies, manufacturers, healthcare providers, and research teams in South, Southeast, and East Asia. A native linguist translates every file, a second linguist revises it, and translation plus revision starts at $0.08 per word.

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75+ languages

With their own pages

12,000 words

Translated per day

24 hours

To a fixed quote

9 LANGUAGES

Asian languages we translate

Native linguists for South, Southeast and East Asian languages, from Bengali and Urdu to Japanese and Korean. Each page shows the markets, document types and rates for that language.

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Who it’s for

Who we translate Asian languages for

Our Asian language work splits between companies selling into Asia and teams serving Asian-language communities in the US and Europe.

Tech and SaaS companies

Apps, help centers and websites for Japan, Korea, China and Southeast Asia.

Manufacturers and exporters

Manuals, product sheets and supplier contracts with partners in China, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Healthcare and public services

Patient information and notices for Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, Bengali and Urdu speakers.

Research teams and agencies

Surveys, interview transcripts and market research, and white-label work for translation agencies.

Getting it right

What to know about Asian language projects

Simplified or Traditional Chinese

Mainland China and Singapore read Simplified Chinese; Taiwan and Hong Kong read Traditional. Vocabulary differs too, so we assign a linguist from your readers’ market.

Politeness levels

Japanese and Korean change their wording for customers, partners and colleagues. We agree the level of formality with you before we start.

Scripts and fonts

Bengali, Urdu and East Asian scripts need the right fonts, and Urdu reads right to left. We check every character in your final files, not only in the translation.

Names and numbers

Name order, and large numbers counted in units of 10,000 in Chinese and Japanese, are easy to get wrong. A second linguist checks every name and figure against the original.

FAQ

Asian language translation questions

Bengali, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese for Taiwan, Urdu, and Vietnamese each have their own page with rates and details. For other Asian languages, send us the language pair, and we will confirm a native linguist within 24 hours.

Translation plus revision starts at $0.08 per word. The rate depends on the language pair and subject, and you get a fixed quote within 24 hours, so the price is agreed before we start.

Both. We use Simplified Chinese for mainland China and Singapore, and Traditional Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong, with a linguist from that market.

We agree the level of politeness with you before we start, based on who will read the text, and keep it the same in every file.

Our team translates up to 12,000 words per day. Most projects are delivered within a few working days, and several languages can run at the same time.

What every language includes

A native linguist and a reviser

A native speaker translates, and a second linguist revises every file before delivery.

Subject specialists

Linguists matched to your field, from legal translation to medical translation.

Layout in any script

Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other Asian scripts set correctly by our multilingual DTP team.

Need an Asian language that isn’t listed?

We’re often asked about Thai, Hindi, Malay and Punjabi. Tell us the language pair, the subject, and your deadline, and we’ll confirm a native linguist and send a fixed quote within 24 hours

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