Scottish Gaelic translation services

Scottish Gaelic translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with checking the Gaelic forms of place and organisation names included as part of the brief rather than billed as an extra step. Send your files and we will come back with a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.

Yes. Native Scottish Gaelic linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, checking every place and organisation name against the Gaelic forms agreed at the brief, so the same town is never spelled two ways in one project.

Yes — Scottish Gaelic translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary throughout, so the names in the subtitles, the narration and the on-screen text all match.

Most of them already exist in Gaelic, so the job is to use the recognised form rather than to translate. Inverness is Inbhir Nis and Kingussie is Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich — forms nobody could derive from the English. Where no documented form exists, one is settled following the principles published by Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba.

From Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, the national advisory partnership for Gaelic place-names, which researches and recommends them and keeps a national database. Ordnance Survey uses its forms on maps, and Transport Scotland and councils use them on bilingual signs, which is why a Gaelic video should match them.

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

Yes. A native linguist goes through the place and organisation names and compares them with the current recognised forms. Older material, like older signs, sometimes uses forms that have since been revised, and it is worth knowing before you reuse the text.

Yes. The Scottish Languages Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 31 July 2025, states that Gaelic has official status within Scotland. It builds on the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, which set up Bòrd na Gàidhlig and the Gaelic Language Plans that public bodies prepare. Standard Gaelic is our default for audiences anywhere in Scotland.

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.