Vietnamese Translation Services

Professional Vietnamese translation services in London

Spoken in up to six tones. With no inflections or conjugations. And a flexible word order. Vietnamese is very different from English. That’s why all of Asian Absolute’s Vietnamese translation services are delivered by highly experienced native language linguists.

Because only a native speaker can recreate the clear, flowing message of your document from English into Vietnamese. Or vice versa. This takes care. Precision. A profound awareness of cultural differences. And for many projects, the freedom to use a more creative approach to translation is known as transcreation.

Whether you’re targeting the 75 million people who speak the language in Vietnam itself. The sizeable Vietnamese communities are in the UK, Europe, and the US. Or you’re a Vietnamese-speaking business targeting an English-speaking market abroad. In-depth knowledge of the local culture is vital.

Of course, expertise in your particular field is very important too…

What is transcreation? Do I need it?

Transcreation is sometimes called “creative translation.” It gives your linguist greater freedom. To use entirely different vocabulary and phrasing if necessary. Whatever it takes to accurately communicate the feeling of your source text.

When it comes to Vietnamese to English, or vice versa, translation of marcomms or other creative content, transcreation can provide the best results. Because, by way of a few examples, the Vietnamese language:

• Does not inflect (there are any changes to show possession, case, or plural)
• Has verbs that do not conjugate to show tense
• Uses a much more flexible word order
• Does not differentiate between the definite and indefinite article
• Has no pronouns or possessives

Bridging a gap that large requires a lot more flexibility than even high-quality translation allows. This is why we offer the choice of transcreation or regular translation for all the Vietnamese translation services we provide in the UK and globally.

Defeating the challenges in Vietnamese interpreting

Asian Absolute provides simultaneous and consecutive Vietnamese interpreters for a wide range of assignments in London, the UK, Vietnam, and worldwide. You can easily get the language support you need for a business meeting. A conference. A speech or presentation. An appointment. An interview. Or dubbing services for video content.

You will also be matched with a specialist in your field. Someone who will be intimately familiar with the terminology used in your project – whether it relates to life sciences or the law. Marketing or manufacturing.

That’s in addition to their deep understanding of the differences in culture, body language, etiquette, and colloquialisms. Something vital for a language that:

• Is spoken in up to six tones
• Have no plosives, glottal stops, voiceless consonants, and very few grouped consonants – sounds that all exist in English
• Mainly consists of words that are only one syllable long
• Has no short vowels

Frequently Asked Questions

Facts about the Vietnamese language

Vietnamese uses the Latin alphabet, and its tone marks indicate six tones. Around 76 million people speak Vietnamese, making it one of Southeast Asia’s most widespread languages. It has many different dialects that are primarily unintelligible to each other. Vietnamese grammar is mainly analytic, meaning relationships between words are expressed through their order instead of changing form to indicate grammatical categories like case or number. In addition, the language uses classifiers and measures words that modify nouns to describe their features. It’s an isolating language; word function is identified by its position in a sentence rather than adding inflectional suffixes. Vietnamese pronoun forms change with number, and honorifics refer to social rank or hierarchy. Word order follows the SVO structure, so adjectives usually come before nouns, and adverbs usually follow verbs.

Vietnamese has been heavily influenced by Chinese culture; many Vietnamese words are related to or derived from Chinese characters. The language is also used in Vietnam’s traditional poetic forms, adapted from classical Chinese poetry. In addition, Vietnamese vocabulary also includes many English loanwords to name modern technology or institutions, as well as French words and expressions due to the country’s colonial history.

Vietnamese have different forms for polite and informal speech; using the wrong form can lead to misunderstanding or offence. Furthermore, it is a tonal language so intonation can change the meaning of words and phrases. It also uses tones to indicate grammatical categories such as negation and interrogatives. Vietnamese is the official language of Vietnam, and it’s taught in schools nationwide.