Amharic translation services

Amharic translation is quoted per word for text and per minute for subtitles and voice-over, depending on volume, subject and turnaround. Send your content for a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.

Yes. Amharic is translated by native linguists and reviewed by a second — important for a language where machine output can look fluent but read wrong to a native speaker.

Yes — Amharic translation, subtitling and voice over from one team, with the Ge'ez script correctly encoded on screen.

Yes. We produce spotted subtitle files and can supply burnt-in captions, with the Ge'ez script correctly encoded and a font that renders it properly on screen.

Almost always a font or encoding problem rather than a translation problem. The Ge'ez script needs a font that supports it, and text moved between systems that do not handle Unicode consistently can corrupt on the way. Tell us where the text is going to be published, and we will deliver files that work there.

No. Both are Ethiopian Semitic languages written in the Ge'ez script, which makes them look related on the page, but they are separate languages and not mutually intelligible for most purposes. Content aimed at Tigrinya speakers needs a Tigrinya translation.

Yes, and it is a significant part of the Amharic work we do. Material of this kind carries terminology that has to be consistent and comprehensible to a non-specialist audience, so we agree glossaries before translation begins and review against them.

Considerably less well than it handles major European languages. Training data is comparatively limited, the morphology is complex, and the output tends to be fluent enough to look plausible while being wrong in ways a non speaker cannot detect. Our Amharic translations are produced by native linguists and reviewed by a second.

Most short documents are delivered within 24 to 48 hours. Word count, subject complexity and turnaround all move the date, and your project manager will confirm the timeline at the start.

Less than people expect: the document, script or subtitle file, its word count, what the text is actually for, and the date you need it by. A draft is fine — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a final version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.

More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.

Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.