Slovenian translation services

Slovenian translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with agreeing how the text handles gendered forms 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 Slovenian linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, checking that every reference to a person follows the approach agreed at the brief rather than changing from one module to the next.

Yes — Slovenian translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary and one approach to gendered forms throughout, so the script, the subtitles and the documents that go with them refer to people in the same way.

Because English often does not say whether a person is a man or a woman, and Slovenian always does. *The candidate passed* becomes *kandidat je opravil* or *kandidatka je opravila*: the noun and the verb both change. A text written for a mixed audience has to decide how to handle that, and the decision affects every sentence with a person in it.

It depends on the audience and the format. The masculine used as generic is the traditional and shortest option; pair forms such as *učitelji in učiteljice* spell out both; slash forms such as *kandidat/-ka* suit forms and templates. The Slovenian government's guidelines describe all three. For subtitles and voice over, line length usually tips the balance, and we will tell you where that happens.

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 reads your existing material and tells you which approach it uses, and whether it holds it consistently — material from several suppliers is often mixed. We then either match it or, if you prefer, recommend one approach for everything new.

Yes. Spoken Slovenian has strong regional variation, but written Slovenian has a single standard, and that is what we translate into for Slovenia and for Slovenian speakers in neighbouring countries. Regional colour belongs in the voice rather than in the written text.

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.