Haitian Creole translation services

Haitian Creole translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with agreeing between Kreyòl, French or both 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 Haitian Creole linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, checking that the Kreyòl is written in its official spelling and, on bilingual projects, that it says exactly what the French version says.

Yes — Haitian Creole translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary throughout, so the subtitles, the narration and any French version use the same terms.

It depends on the audience. Both are official, but the Constitution names Kreyòl as the language that unites all Haitians, and French is spoken by a minority. For material meant to reach the general public — especially anything spoken — Kreyòl is the safe choice. Some institutional readers also expect French, and then both versions are needed.

No. It is an official language of Haiti in its own right, with its own grammar, its own official spelling and, since 2014, its own academy, the Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen. A text in French is not a text in Kreyòl, and for most Haitians only the second is fully accessible.

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. If the French version is approved and is the reference, a native linguist translates from it into Kreyòl and we check the two line for line. If English is the true source, we translate from English and align the French, so neither version drifts from the other.

The written standard is the same, and it is our default for both. What changes with the audience is the language question itself: communities abroad may also read English or another local language, so we confirm at the brief who the material is for before choosing what to deliver.

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.