Translation · Afrikaans
Afrikaans translation services
Native Afrikaans translators for corporate video, eLearning, documentary, advertising, subtitles and voice over scripts. Written in Afrikaans, never converted from Dutch.
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Every single detail is looked after.
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Ons gee aandag aan elke enkele besonderheid.
About Afrikaans translation
Afrikaans that reads as though it was written in Afrikaans
Afrikaans grew out of seventeenth-century Dutch dialects, and roughly 90 to 95% of its vocabulary still traces back to Dutch. That closeness is exactly what makes it risky to treat the two as interchangeable.
Grammar, spelling, and everyday idiom diverged long ago, and a Dutch text lightly adjusted reads to South African audiences as something produced by someone who did not want to pay for the real thing. Around 7 million people speak Afrikaans as a first language, mostly in South Africa, where it is one of eleven official languages, with a further recognised community in Namibia.
At GoLocalise, we work with native Afrikaans translators matched to the subject matter of each project. Every translation is reviewed by a second linguist before it reaches you, so the text has been read by someone other than the translator.
How can we help you?
Your project manager has everything covered
One point of contact from brief to delivery, and a second linguist on every text before it reaches you.
Brief review
We look at your source material, your audience, and any glossary or style guide you already work with.
Linguist assignment
Your project goes to a native Afrikaans translator with experience in the relevant field.
Translation and review
The text is translated, then checked by a second native linguist for accuracy, consistency, and register.
Delivery
Your translated files in the format you need, on budget and on time.
Areas of expertise
What we translate
From corporate video and eLearning to documentary, advertising and subtitles — always audiovisual, and always written in Afrikaans rather than adapted from Dutch.
Corporate and brand video
Company films and internal communications for South African teams and audiences.
eLearning and training video
Course modules and training films, consistent across a whole programme.
Documentary and interviews
Factual programming and interviews, where an adapted Dutch script is spotted in seconds.
Advertising and social video
Campaigns and short-form video, adapted so the line lands in the time available.
Subtitles and captions
Frame-accurate subtitles, cued and timed to the picture.
Voice over and dubbing scripts
Scripts timed to the original, ready for a native Afrikaans voice in the booth.
Deliverables
How your Afrikaans translation arrives
Subtitle files
SRT, VTT, STL or TTML, burnt in or as separate files, ready to drop into your edit.
Afrikaans, not converted Dutch
Translated from your source by a native speaker, not run through a Dutch version first.
Dual-column scripts
Source and target side by side with timecodes, the format the studio records from.
Reviewed, never single-pass
Every script is checked by a second native linguist before it reaches the studio.
Translation rates
Professional Afrikaans translation
For internal documents, correspondence and material where accuracy is the main requirement.
- Native subject-matter translator
- Second-linguist review
- Subtitle files or a timed script
For marketing, eLearning and technical content, including review, terminology management and formatting.
- Everything in Standard
- Terminology management
- Formatting and layout
- Dedicated project manager
Every project is quoted individually and backed by our Price Match Promise. Send us your files for an exact, no-obligation quote.
Trusted by global brands
We have used GoLocalise on a regular basis for projects in a number of languages. The service we receive is great. The team is always friendly and professional. The voiceovers we receive are of a very high quality and the turnaround is extremely quick. We are very happy to recommend GoLocalise to other businesses.
It was a pleasure to work with David and the team at GoLocalise. David gave me lots of help and advice, guiding me through my first subtitling project. He really knows his stuff! The experience was completely pain-free. I would not hesitate to recommend GoLocalise – outstanding work at a good price.
They're reliable, adaptive and obsessed with quality. And while you can never be 100% guaranteed of perfection, you can be sure GoLocalise will go the extra mile to get it right every time. We've worked with them now for over 5 years and we are truly thankful to have such a strong localisation partner for our business.
Related services
The rest of your Afrikaans project
Most common questions
No, and it is usually obvious. The two languages share most of their vocabulary but differ in grammar, spelling, and idiom, and South African readers notice immediately. For anything customer-facing, an Afrikaans translation produced by a native speaker is the only version that reads as intended.
Ready to start your Afrikaans translation project?
Send us your documents, script or video and we'll come back with an exact, itemised quote.
Professional voice over services for your audio and video productions
Voice over
- State-of-the-art studios
- Neumann microphones
- On-hand sound engineers
- 1,000+ voice actors
Translation
- 100+ languages covered
- Tailored to your needs
- Stringent quality control
- Dedicated project managers
Subtitling
- Experienced subtitlers
- Industry-standard software
- Burn-in and graphic editing
- Open and closed captions
Transcription
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