Tamil translation services

Tamil translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with agreeing the terminology glossary 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 Tamil linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, checking that every glossary term has been rendered the same way throughout rather than switching between the Tamil word and the English one.

Yes — Tamil translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary throughout, so the narration never says ஃபைல் where the subtitles say கோப்பு.

It depends on the audience and the register you want. Coinages such as கணினி for computer or மென்பொருள் for software are standard written Tamil and suit formal and public-facing material. Transliterated English can suit informal content for viewers who already use the English terms. We recommend one approach per project and record the exceptions in the glossary.

The established ones are part of standard written Tamil, and Microsoft uses them throughout its own Tamil products. Newer or rarer coinages are where judgement is needed: where a term is unlikely to be recognised, we either pair it with the English word on first use or choose the transliteration, and note the decision in the glossary.

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, and it is the best starting point when material has come from several suppliers. A native linguist extracts the recurring terms, shows where the same English term has been rendered in different ways, and proposes one rendering per term for you to approve.

Tamil is an official language of Sri Lanka as well as of Tamil Nadu, and the two share the script and the grammar. Material for a Sri Lankan audience is briefed separately, with its own glossary, rather than delivered as Indian Tamil by default.

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.