Thai interpreting and translation

Thai interpreters for spouses, patients and partners

Our Thai interpreters are experienced in spouse and family visa applications, GP and maternity appointments, domestic abuse support, family court hearings and police interviews. We attend in person, provide telephone interpreting 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and run video sessions through the SILA Linguists® app or your own platform. Consecutive and simultaneous interpreters are also available for tourism, hospitality and trade events.

Thai conversation is polite and often indirect, marked by the particles khrap and kha, and clients may avoid open disagreement. Our interpreters convey hesitation and nuance faithfully, so professionals can spot discomfort or confusion. In healthcare and abuse cases many women prefer a female interpreter, and we arrange this whenever it is requested. For clients from Laos, we usually recommend a Lao interpreter instead.

Certified Thai translation and Thai localisation

Thai official records use the Buddhist Era calendar, 543 years ahead of the Gregorian one, so our certified translations of birth and marriage certificates, name-change documents and house registration books (tabien baan) present dates in a form authorities can verify. Names follow the passport romanisation, which often differs from the Royal Thai General System, and the signed statement of accuracy is accepted by the Home Office, courts and other UK bodies. Thai certificates for Australian authorities can be NAATI-certified, and those for US immigration carry a signed certificate of accuracy.

For brands entering the Thai market we localise websites, apps, packaging and marketing campaigns. Thai is written without spaces between words, so software needs proper word-breaking and fonts must place tone marks correctly; our team checks layouts in context before anything goes live.

Thai transcription and subtitling

We transcribe Thai interviews, recorded calls, messaging app voice notes and video content with time stamps and English translation. Subtitling of Thai films, training videos and promotional clips is handled by linguists who understand both the language and the humour, honorifics and cultural references that a literal subtitle would miss.

Sectors we support in Thai

Our vetted, trained and qualified Thai linguists can support immigration solicitors, family law practices, domestic abuse services, the NHS, local authorities, tourism and hospitality companies, food importers, and consumer brands launching in Thailand. You deal with a single project coordinator, and every vetted linguist works under a confidentiality agreement and UK GDPR. Thai interpreting covers courts, hospitals, immigration interviews and family matters in the United States and Australia as well as the UK.