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Lao translation services for official and professional documents. We will translate and certify your documents between Lao and English or 120 more languages. Our Lao translators are qualified to give you the best translation service available, through Tomedes.
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There are 30 million native Lao speakers in the world and there are 200,000 ethnic Lao in the US. Translate to Lao and broaden your horizons by tapping to this potential market. Whether an individual or business organization is seeking translation from Lao to any other global language, or document translation from English into Lao, Tomedes will leave no stone left unturned until we deliver quality results. We mean quality, and we are here to help you convey meaning to the world. The globe is quickly shrinking, however due to language diversity it is still easy for something to get ‘lost in translation’. That’s why Tomedes only hires native and fluent interpreters, and we always custom match translators with clients based on specific linguistic needs.
English is spoken by 1.5 million people globally. Translation of Lao to English is a service we often provide for clients seeking to gain the English speaking audience. Whether you are seeking to build a tourism enterprise in SE Asia, or if you want to draft Laotian contracts for employees, it’s always important to make sure everything is accounted for. Tomedes can work with any sized business, from small family-operated endeavors or sole proprietorships, up to a larger international company. In fact, Tomedes has translated for some of the most successful tech companies in the world, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Asian markets are quickly opening up to investors from English speaking countries, which is why investment in the Lao economy is increasing year on year. This makes business translation services necessary for anyone looking to have their specific business document translated.
Many of our clients who have expressed that before enlisting our services, they struggled with Lao language translation due to Laos being only recently accessible to global, modern markets.
With our 15 years of experience assisting enterprises with international expansion, our business translation services always guarantee success with whatever translation needs your corporation may have. We can help with the specifics of translating English into Lao or vice versa, in over 120 other languages worldwide. When it’s time to broaden your horizons with the unique Lao language, Tomedes is your growth partner.
Our vendor list includes 20,000 interpreters, linguists, translators and localizers, so we always custom-pair each client with the best possible language professional, maintaining our customer-centric operating philosophy.
Our returning clients enlisting Tomedes for Lao translation include businesses operating in Laos, as well as corporate clients, traders, and exporters the world over. Laos also has a swiftly expanding agricultural, mineral resource, and tourism market, so the possibilities are limitless with the right linguistic assistance.
Furthermore, due to Laos being an ASEAN member, Lao translation services can assist with either global or regional expansion into more developed nearby markets such as Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines or Vietnam.
If you’re looking to translate your documents for applications for institutions, it is also necessary to certify them. This certification can only be granted by qualified companies such as Tomedes. We are certified by the ATA and the ISO, among others. This means our certified translation services can handle any immigration paperwork or rental contract or university application that you need to translate and certify.
Similar to Thai and Burmese, Laotian is unique as a global language in that it is written in a phonetic script based on Sanskrit, while at the same time being spoken tonally more like Mandarin Chinese. Furthermore, Lao also has many French loanwords. This is one of the reasons Tomedes always focuses on the individual needs of our clients, in order to guarantee accurate and thorough translation.
While Thai and Burmese speakers might pick up spoken Lao very quickly, they often struggle more with the writing. Lao has 27 consonants and 33 vowels, while also including 7 consonantal ligatures and 4 tone marks. Our talent roster of interpreters includes many native Lao speakers who are also fluent in a host of other languages at native proficiency.
The Lao language has a rich and fascinating history, it being one of the major languages spoken in continental SE Asia. The ancient Laos kingdoms traded with and periodically conflicted with other neighboring civilizations, like the Cambodia Angkhor, Thai, and Myanmar or Burmese empires. All of these events contributed to Lao now possessing unique and nuanced linguistic features.
Non-maritime Southeast Asia used to be called ‘Indochina’, and for good reason. Countries like Laos are right about halfway in between two of the world's most ancient civilizations, India and China, which has made the region a hub of trade and commerce over the millenia. This is why Lao, being a Tai-Kadai language, is tonal and analytic, similar to Vietnamese and Chinese, while Laos writing is more heavily influenced by ancient Indian languages. The tonality of Lao often proves the most difficult aspect for Lao learners coming from a background in atonal languages, such as English or Japanese.
Here are some of the most useful basic phrases for travelers or anyone doing business in Laos:
“Good morning.” -- Sabaï dii
“How are you?” -- Sabaï dii bo ?
“Fine, thank you. And you?” -- Sabaï dii, khop tchaï, lè tchao dè ?
“I understand/don’t understand.” -- khaphachao khao tchaï / Khoï bo khao tchaï
“Sorry.” -- Kho thot
“Goodbye.” -- La kone
“Welcome.” -- Nyinditonhab
“Thank you very much.” -- Khop tchaï laï laï
“Excuse me.” -- khaphachao / Kalounaa
Again, speakers of Thai or Burmese will experience a lot more success having conversations in Laotian than they will reading it, due to the major differences in these writing systems.
This despite that alphabets of most modern Tai-Kadai languages are based on the Indian Brahmi script.
Prospective Tomedes clients will be glad to know we are on call at any time day or night and we always guarantee same-day translation delivery. This doesn’t mean we sacrifice quality in order to achieve punctuality, however. Tomedes offers competitive rates, keen attention to detail, and swift turnaround times, which makes us among the very best in the business. Is your project needed yesterday? We offer expedited service when deadlines are tight, so you’ll never have to worry. Our expert 24/7 customer service means someone is always here to handle your questions. You can call, chat online, or email us. We’ll get right back to you.
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