Zulu translation services

Zulu translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with agreeing the form of «you» 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 Zulu linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, checking that the agreed singular or plural «you» holds on every verb and greeting rather than switching between modules.

Yes — Zulu translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary and one form of address throughout, so the narrator and the subtitles never speak to the viewer in different numbers.

Because the verb says it. isiZulu marks whether «you» is one person or several — unjani for one, ninjani for more than one — and the same split runs through greetings and instructions. English leaves it open, so the translation has to decide.

It depends on how it will be watched. A course taken alone at a screen usually speaks to one person; an event film or an advert for a group usually speaks to several. Greeting one person in the plural is also a sign of respect in Zulu custom, so formal material may use the plural for a single viewer. We agree it at the brief.

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, but it is not one word. The choice sits in the subject markers, commands and greetings of most sentences that address the viewer, so the change reaches much of the text. That is why we settle it at the brief rather than after the pilot.

No single language is. isiZulu is the most widely spoken home language — 24.4 % of the population at the 2022 census, and 80.0 % in KwaZulu-Natal — but in the Eastern Cape most people speak isiXhosa at home. We confirm the audience at the brief and prepare each language as its own translation.

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.