Professional Kazakh Translation Services

Kazakh is a Turkic language and is vastly different from English. The first notable difference is in the writing systems with English using the Latin alphabet. On the other hand, Kazakh uses several writing systems depending on location, namely the Cyrillic alphabet in Kazakstan and Mongolia, the Latin alphabet in Kazakhstan, and an Arabic script in some Kazakh-speaking regions of China. When we translate into Kazakh, we always ensure that our translators have an excellent knowledge of all these writing systems. The selected Kazakh translator must pay close attention to the target audience to choose the correct writing system for their location. As we speak, the Kazakhstan president has revised a Kazakh version of the Latin alphabet that will be phased in from 2023 to 2031. This means that the translators should be up-to-date with all the changes in their language. Furthermore, many discrepancies in grammar can pose further challenges to English to Kazakh translation services. Kazakh is one of the most agglutinated languages in the world, and translators need to get used to stringing suffixes together. A professional Kazakh translator also have to deal with formal and informal pronouns, Subject–Object–Verb word order, and a Turkic-influenced vocabulary.

Kazakh is the official language of Kazakhstan and is one of the official languages of Russia, with nearly 17 million native speakers. In addition, other Kazakh speakers live in China, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Uzbekistan. Numbers suggest that there are over 3,000 European companies from different sectors operating in Kazakhstan. If you are planning to expand to any of Kazakh-speaking countries, we can you with our professional English to Kazakh translation services. As a leading translation agency, we have helped many businesses enter these markets. We can have a professional Kazakh translator well-versed in the nuances of the language and understand all the complexities. From general document translation to technical scientific translation, we have the right resource for your project. We can also offer different types of services including subtitling services, voiceover services, and transcription services.

• There are approximately 20 million native Kazakh speakers worldwide.
• The Kazakh language is primarily spoken in Kazakhstan and some regions of China. But you’ll also find
speakers in Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and Afghanistan.

• Kazakh was initially in the Arabic script, before switching to the Latin script in 1917. Two decades after the
swap to the Latin alphabet, it switched to the Cyrillic script! Today, people still use all three writing systems.

• In 2017, the Kazakh president ruled the script would change back to the Latin alphabet. It is scheduled to
phase in from the years 2023 to 2031.