Korean translation services

Korean translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with agreeing the correct speech level included as part of the brief rather than billed as an extra step. Send your files and we'll come back with a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.

Yes. Native Korean linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, fixing the speech level and register from the brief so the result reads naturally, sounds consistent, and lands correctly with your specific audience from the very first line of the script.

Yes — Korean translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary and register throughout. The speech level is agreed with you up front and held consistent across every line, so subtitles and the voice-over performance never contradict each other in tone.

Korean verb endings encode a level of formality — everyday polite, formal or casual, among others — that English simply doesn't mark. The source text rarely says which one applies, so it has to be decided before translation starts, not patched in afterwards, or the tone of the whole piece is wrong.

We look at your audience, industry and the tone of your existing English material at the brief stage. A corporate training video, a young lifestyle brand and a broadcast documentary each call for a different level, and getting it fixed early keeps every line consistent.

Yes — audiovisual is our specialisation. We deliver spotted SRT/VTT files and timed two-column voice-over scripts ready for the studio, and we also translate plain text and documents whenever a project calls for it, from corporate reports to marketing copy, technical material and eLearning courses.

It's not a minor style issue. A level that's too casual for a corporate or older audience reads as disrespectful or unprofessional, while one that's too formal for a young, friendly brand comes across as cold and distant. Either way, the message the words carry gets overshadowed by the tone problem, which is why we fix it before translation, not after.

They share a common origin but have diverged noticeably in vocabulary, loanwords and register over decades of separation, to the point that some everyday terms differ completely. Standard South Korean covers virtually all commercial, media and corporate work we handle; North Korean (Munhwaŏ) is a specialist, separate request we can arrange on demand.

Most short documents are delivered within 24 to 48 hours. Word count, subject complexity, and agreeing the right speech level upfront all move the delivery date, and your dedicated project manager will confirm a realistic timeline with you at the very start of the brief.