Professional Thai Translation Services
Grow your Thai audience across channels with Thai localization service by Andovar
Consultation
Connect with customers in their native Thai language. Andovar Thai localization services address all major content types, enabling brands to resonate across all channels.
Multiple companies, both large and small, turn to our Thai translation services to increase their customer base and ignite their growth. Among our services:
Among the services we offer are text translation, voice-overs, subtitles, and localization. We guarantee high quality by relying only on qualified native Thai speakers who are also specialists in your industry. Whether you want to translate a short note or a major software project, we will get the job done on time and within budget.
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KEYWORDS
English to Thai Translation Company
As your English to Thai translation company, Andovar offers a global reach that encompasses six offices in Asia, Europe, and the USA and 5,000 translators around the world. We have localized over one billion words.
By relying on native speakers from the area you want to reach, we make your brand culturally relevant by internationalizing with the appropriate dialect and social class or register. Our professionals must pass rigid tests and go through an extensive on-boarding process that hones their dedication to Thai and English, boosts their industry-specific expertise, and improves their customer-service skills.
To maintain consistency and increase efficiency, we depend on an advanced Translation Management System with top-quality Computer-Assisted Translation Tools (CATs). Our Terminology Translation Management process guides the choices we make for Thai terms. Before we approve a project, it must pass Quality Assurance (QA) verification.
Find out for yourself why many international companies tap Andovar to become their English to Thai translation agency. Give us a call to get a quote for our Thai translation services.
Expertise
Thai Translation Expertise
Our Thai translation expertise at Andovar covers areas like the following:
Thai Website Translation
Thai Game Translation
Thai App Translation
Thai Document Translation
Thai e-learning Translation
Thai Subtitle Translation
Thai Software Translation
Translation Tips
Thai Translation Tips & Challenges
Because of its many differences from English, Thai poses many challenges during translation. Thai is a tonal language with tones determined by the consonant class, syllable type, tone marker, and vowel length. Using the wrong tone can not only sound bizarre but alter the meaning of a word.
Varieties
Thai Varieties and Dialects
Though Thai consists of only one language, it comprises the following four recognized main dialects, which correspond to areas of the country, and numerous local varieties. Northern (Khammuang). This dialect is strongly influenced by the border neighbor of Lao. The northern part was once a different country known as the Kingdom of Llanna.
- Northeastern (Lao). Spoken in the poorest region and by the largest population, this dialect is also heavily influenced by Laos and contains many Laotian words.
- Southern (Tai). This dialect has the fastest pace with natives shortening sentences to one or two words and words to single syllables.
- Central (Klang). Also known as Bangkok Thai, this is the dialect that is taught in schools, appears on TV, and is theoretically understood by everyone. Though concentrated in the economic and political center of the country, this minority dialect is not spoken by everyone.
- Thai also has five registers or classes, which are ways of speaking:
- Common: A very informal version only used among close relatives and friends.
- Formal: Used in magazines and newspapers, this respectful variety is similar to the standard written version of the language.
- Rhetorical: This register is reserved for public speaking, such as by politicians.
- Royal: This class is used when addressing the Royal Family or talking about them.
- Religious: This variety is used by monks or when talking about religion.
Translators
Professional Thai Translators
The complexity of the Thai language and its profound difference from English make automated translation problematic even for basic understanding. The meanings of words can change depending on context and vocal tone. Word choices also depend on the dialect use and the register or class. For an English sentence, a Formal translation in the Central dialect will differ from a Rhetorical translation in the Northern dialect.
Only a human being can adequately translate documents, software, apps, turnkey multimedia, ecommerce, eLearning, and websites.. This is why Andovar depends on professional Thai translators who are native speakers of the area you want to target. To locate experts with the best skills, we test applicants on their fluency in both Thai and English, accuracy in grammar and vocabulary, knowledge of specific industries, and ability to communicate effectively.
Once accepted, these translators must go through rigorous onboarding processes that hone their talents to meet our high standards of customer service. They have at their disposal the latest Computer-Assisted Translation Tools (CATs), word processors with built-in CAT, and electronic glossaries. Our passion for finding and elevating the best professionals encourages companies like Nestle, Oracle, Netsuite, Uber, Symantec, Spotify, and Chevron to come to us for their translation needs.
Voiceover
Professional Thai Voiceover
The unique issues of a professional Thai voiceover involve more than translating a word from one language to another.
- What dialect do you use? An executive from Bangkok talking to clients speaks differently than a farmer from Northern Thailand who chastises his children.
- How much slang or colloquial speech is appropriate? Familiar expressions that have no place in business dialog are welcome in a TV drama.
- Most importantly, what register or class of speech do you use? Two old friends share a drink in Common while a politician discusses the latest infrastructure projects in Rhetorical.
At Andovar, our professional Thai translators take all such issues into account because they are native speakers and professional actors. Beyond linguistic ability and cultural sensitivity, we look for talent with expertise in script comprehension, voice projection, and clear action. The professional Thai voiceover must engage audiences with compelling acting that works for streaming services, movies, TV programs, advertising, corporate communications, online primary education.
We rely on experienced directors, pronunciation guides, and language QA to handle narration, UN-style recording, and dubbing through lip-sync or scene sync. Companies like Netflix, Hyatt, Hilton, and Ciena look to us for voiceovers in TV dubbings, documentaries, games, corporate narration, training, and eLearning.
Websites
Thai Website Translation Services
Of Thailand’s nearly 70 million people, almost 49 million use the Internet and 55 million use social media. The Thai typically use their smartphones to browse the web with more than 90 million mobile connections. Many have more than one such connection, which accounts for a number that is almost 130 percent of the total population.
Statistics like these inform the Thai website translation services of Andovar. We don’t simply convert one sentence from English to Thai. Rather, we also look at prevailing market conditions, area technology, and cultural norms to localize your website. Our intelligent transcreation brings companies like Spotify, Amway, Qnet, Agoda, and Hatch to our doorstep. They trust us to broadcast their brand message when internationalizing the eCommerce platforms, landing pages, and knowledge bases of their company websites. To make our efforts easier to find, we also manage Search Engine Optimization (SEO) terms.
Our professionals are not only expert translators but also specialists in Internet technology and your industry. We integrate Training Management System (TMS) connectors, Application Program Interfaces (APIs), and Content Management System (CMS) plug-ins with Magento, WordPress, Shopify, and other CMS platforms. We take care of each aspect of website localization, from selecting appropriate terminology to designing an appropriate UI.
Software
Thai Software Translation Services
At Andovar, our professional translators handle every aspect of Thai software translation services. Because we rely on specialists in your industry who are also native speakers, we are as adept in dealing with UI, help, resource, and other files as we are in deciding between the Northern or Central dialect and between the Formal or Rhetorical register.
For our high-quality translations, we depend on cutting-edge software localization technology and process. Multidimensional Quality Metric (MQM) Quality Assurance then verifies the technical accuracy and functions of the result. Among our satisfied clients are Microsoft, Symantec, and Netsuite. They return to our translation services because we take into account cultural norms, communication styles, language use, and local work habits in our efforts.
If you hope to reach a global market with your cloud-based, server-based, or mobile applications, we’re happy to recommend strategies that make localization more convenient and efficient. For example, allow for more room in your layout, UI, and fields for text expansion. Thai takes up to 15 percent more space than the equivalent English. Some languages expand by up to 30 percent.
Games
Thai Game Translation Services
Whether played on consoles, PCs, mobile and handheld devices, or consoles, games like first-person shooters, virtual reality (VR), and Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) are just as popular in Thailand as they are in the rest of the world. Thai game translation services by Andovar ensure that players in that country enjoy the same experience that your customers in the English-speaking world do.
The following are just some aspects of game translation that we can handle:
User interfaces
Windows, tutorials, buttons, popups, menu options and other elements that gamers see can be localized at the source or text levels.
Dialog
The emotional attitude, prose artistry, and technical message remain the same for your characters in the target and source languages. We use talented voice actors when dubbing and recording.
Game descriptions
Whether for a desktop download or mobile app, the way in which we describe your offering attracts attention and maximizes organic traffic.
Marketing and advertising
To avoid embarrassing and offensive translation mistakes, our translations carefully consider cultural details. We use slang, colloquialisms, dialects, and class registers that are appropriate to the local gamer.
User reviews
Gamers trust the reviews of other players rather than professional critics when deciding whether to buy your product. Our localized reviews capture the spirit and intended message of the original.
Into English
Thai to English Translation Services
Official reports put the number of English speakers among native Thai at around 27 percent of the entire population. Some even lower that estimate to around 10 to 15 percent. These figures represent those who speak some English. Those who are actually fluent in English comprise an even smaller percentage.
These statistics mean that any information you receive from co-workers, vendors, customers, and other interested parties in Thailand will most likely be in Thai. If you’re interested in gisting, or getting the main idea of what you receive, you can try online or automated translation programs. But to reach a true understanding of what any of these communications mean, you can turn to the Thai to English translation service of Andovar.
Our professional translators are native speakers of English who are also fluent in Thai. We also assign specialists in your field, which ensures that the translation is technically accurate, relevant to your business, and culturally sensitive. If you only have printed or hand-written materials to work with, we convert them first to machine form through Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
We also handle subtitles in Over-The-Top content when they need to be localized from Thai to English. If you want to be sure that any English documents translated to Thai are accurate, we can also back-translate legal/litigation, medical, and corporate communications.
Subtitles
Thai Subtitle Translation Services
When companies like Netflix, Disney, NetEase, and iflix need their YouTube media, corporate videos, OTT content, and streaming services, they turn to Andovar. They trust that our Thai subtitle translation services will do justice to the linguistic accuracy, literary message, and artistic intent of the source subtitles. We work with all subtitle formats, including SRT, TTML, VTT, SCC, and more.
Our efforts ensure that the localized versions take up an appropriate amount of screen area even though Thai takes up to 15 percent more space than English. They also keep pace with the speaker so that the audience understands the presentation in the same way that an English-speaking viewer would. A challenge particular to the language is knowing where to break a subtitle line. Thai only uses spaces to separate phrases and sentences, and not words.
We rely on professional translators who are also native speakers of Thai, and can choose the appropriate dialect and determine the correct register, such as Common, Formal, Rhetorical, Royal, and Religious. Through the use of the most advanced tools and platforms, we can manage template creation, SDHS subtitles, and captions.
Documents
Thai Document Translation Services
Fast Internet connections, smartphones, tablets, and a desire to preserve nature have prompted the transition to a paperless society. Despite that aspiration, business and industry still demand printed materials. Your company may produce everything from marketing brochures to technical manuals, which also have their online counterparts. When you want to port all these materials to vendors, colleagues, and clients in Thailand, you can turn to the Thai document translation services from Andovar.
We can take care of as much or as little of the publishing process as you want. If you have printed or hand-written sources, we turn them into online files through OCR. We can then internationalize the source files, design layouts for them, and create graphics that are culturally meaningful to your target audience. We edit the drafts and publish the finals in digital or printed form. Among the tools we use are InDesign, Illustrator, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word.
We rely on professional translators who are native Thai speakers to conduct the localization to ensure an accurate representation of your brand. Among the companies that trust us with their marketing materials, technical instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, and operator and service manuals are Siemens, Transocean, Minor Group, and Chevron.
Elearning
Thai elearning Translation Services
E-learning provides an affordable solution for training your employees and clients. It stands out as more cost-effective than hiring a live instructor, avoids scheduling and space conflicts, disperses your efforts without regard to geography, and encourages the student to learn at his or her pace. The Thai e-learning translation services of Andovar localize your training to the audience in Thailand.
Our native Thai translators are also fluent in English and specialists in education. They tailor the lessons so that they are appropriate to the local dialect and appropriate register or class. For example, a lesson on the ruling family can use the Central dialect and the Royal register, while training targeted to businesses in Songkhla uses the Southern dialect and the Formal register. This sensitivity to culture has companies like Learnship, Cegos, Docebo, and Learning.com coming to us for our Thai elearning translation services.
We work with tools like Articulate 360, Articulate 360, Captivate, and Lectora to internationalize courseware, games, videos, software, mobile apps, and Learning Management Systems (LMSs). As part of our turnkey solutions, we take care of voiceovers and text translations, and ensure that our quizzes and presentations are SCORM-compliant. Integration testing then verifies that the results you receive in Thai are equal to those for English.
Facts
Thai Language Facts
Because Thai is the official language of Thailand, it is spoken by over 36 million people in that country, which has a total population of almost 70 million in 2021. Outside the country, it is spoken by over 1.5 million people in Vietnamese and 567,000 in Laos. Los Angeles, California, has the largest concentration of Thai speakers outside of Thailand at 80,000. The language has its own script and there is no official way to transcribe Thai into Latin script.
How we work
Go Global in 3 Easy steps
Consult & Prepare
At the beginning of every project, we carry out an in-depth consultation to ensure we fully understand the requirements and to determine the technology we will deploy.
Connect & Localize
Using content connectors, API, translation memories and termbase, as well as style guides and other reference materials, the translation and localization process begins.
Test & launch
All projects undergo MQM quality assurance prior to delivery, including human and automated QA checks, as well as linguistic and functional testing.
FAQs
Frequently asked Questions
The turnaround time is typically estimated based on the volume of work and content complexity.Our non-rush turnarounds for Turkish languages are approximately as follows:
- Up to 500 words - under 24 hours
- 1,000 to 2,000 words - under 36 hours
- Over 2,000 words - at least 1,500 words per day
Yes. We work exclusively with over 500 native highly-qualified Thai translators, editors and terminologists to ensure professional, content-suited results. Moreover, we provide a free comprehensive revision if you happen to be unsatisfied.
For your ultimate comfort and convenience, an assigned project manager will be there to assist you with your project.He/she prepares, supervises, and manages all the processes related to your project including communication with the involved linguists.
Yes, you have the full say in which talent(s) will partake in your Thai language request. For every language we have a selection of voice talents to choose from. We make sure your vision comes to life!
Case Studies
Success Stories
Agoda
Audiences across Europe and Asia can now access Agoda’s extensive travel services in their own languages.
Spotify
Reaching out to music lovers in Thailand, Spotify translated its user interface into Thai, expanding into a new market.
Airbnb
Preparing to launch in a new region, Airbnb wanted to adapt its marketing content and localize its app and videos.