Dutch translation services

Dutch translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual work, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround. Confirming whether a project targets the Netherlands or Flanders does not change the rate — send your files for a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.

Yes. Native Dutch linguists — matched to the Netherlands or Flemish market as needed — translate every project, and a second linguist reviews it for accuracy, register and vocabulary that sounds natural to the intended audience rather than generically Dutch and market-neutral, before anything is delivered.

Yes — Dutch translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one in-house team, so the market decision made at the brief carries through consistently into the translated script, the recorded voice track and the final subtitle file, without anyone having to re-check it later.

They share one standard written language, but everyday vocabulary, tone and default register differ enough that a script written for one market can read oddly in the other — closer to the gap between British and American English than to a regional accent within a single country.

It depends on the market. In the Netherlands, informal 'je' dominates outside clearly formal settings; in Flanders, the formal 'u' is used far more broadly, including in many everyday situations the Netherlands would treat as casual enough for 'je'. We set this from your target market at the brief stage.

Yes — audiovisual is our specialisation. We deliver spotted SRT/VTT and timed two-column voice-over scripts, plus translated text when you need it.

We treat it as two scripts, not one translation shipped twice. Vocabulary, register and, where relevant, the je/u choice are each adjusted for the market rather than assuming a single Dutch version travels cleanly between Amsterdam and Antwerp — a shortcut that tends to show clearly in the finished video.

If your audience is genuinely split between the two markets, we default to the wording most neutral between them and flag the handful of lines where a choice is unavoidable, so you can decide rather than have a default market picked for you without being asked first.

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.