Asian Languages

Asia is home to the largest concentration of language families on earth. From the tonal complexity of Khmer, Thai and Vietnamese, to the script-rich traditions of Japanese, Korean and various dialects of Chinese, the Asian languages demand translators with deep cultural immersion, not just linguistic competence. Semantics Trans has built one of the most comprehensive Asian language networks available, covering South-East Asia, the Pacific Rim, South Asia and Central Asia.

Our South-East Asian specialists are fluent in the formality registers essential for legal, government and medical translation in countries like Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and all the others. For Chinese, we distinguish carefully between Simplified (mainland), Traditional (Taiwan), Cantonese (Traditional for Hong Kong) and Traditional (Singapore) Chinese - each requiring its own translator. Our Philippine language capability covers Tagalog(or Filipino as it is commonly called), Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicolano, Kapampangan and Bisaya/Visaya, making us one of the few agencies equipped for comprehensive coverage of the archipelago.

The Central Asian section below covers the post-Soviet language corridor from Georgia and Azerbaijan through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan - a growing area of demand for energy sector, legal and development translations.