Professional Korean Translation Services

Renaissance Translations offers on-demand and accurate Korean translation services at affordable rates. With a large network of native Korean translators, our expert team can provide you with professional English to Korean translations covering a variety of content types.

As a leading translation agency, our team can handle translation projects of any size to help expand your business in Korea. Some of our satisfied global clients include Samsung, United Medical, CRDF Global, Deloitte, SKY, Saatchi & Saatchi, Audi and Kharon.

Hiring Renaissance Translations as your Korean translation agency guarantees efficient English to Korean translation services regardless of your project’s timeline and complexity.

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Why Choose Renaissance

Renaissance is your go-to translation agency. Our expert team will meet your specific requirements and can provide comprehensive language translation services, consistent results and reliable service.

Excellent Quality

Our translation services are only performed by well-vetted native speakers of the target language to make sure we deliver high quality and accurate translations.

Competitive Translation Rates

Accurate translations shouldn’t come at an exorbitant cost. We pride ourselves on having competitive rates and offer several price options to suit all possible budgets.

Quick Turnaround

We understand that sometimes you need to connect with audiences fast. Therefore, we use translation tools to expedite our processes and meet quick turnarounds.

Professional Indemnity Insurance

We provide our clients with broad protection through our full professional indemnity insurance, as recommended by the Association of Translation Companies in England.

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English to Korean Translation

Korean and English are two vastly different languages. These discrepancies are due to the separate roots of both languages; Korean belongs to the Altaic linguistic family, whereas English is a West Germanic language. Therefore, grammar rules and syntax seem complex to non-natives. The Korean word order is Subject–Object–Verb, for example. There are also no noun cases, no articles, no plural noun forms, and high levels of agglutination.

Another challenge for English to Korean translators is the correct usage of honorifics. The honorific system is hugely important in showing respect and indicating social relationships in North and South Korea. There are six degrees of addressee honorification, and verbs, nouns, pronouns, and particles vary depending on your audience. There are then seven Korean speech levels representing the same honorific system yet distinct from honorific titles.
High-quality Korean to English translation and vice versa rely on fully understanding this complex system. Moreover, Korean translators must choose the correct regional dialect. The primary Korean dialects are mutually intelligible but show phonology, morphology, and vocabulary variations that are essential to perfect if you want to connect with your audience properly. Due to these challenges, English to Korean translation projects are best left to professionals. Trust our Korean translation services for the best results.

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Professional Korean Translators

A genuine cultural understanding of Korean is required to ensure that the true meaning and tone of your document are conveyed in an effective way. For this reason, it is critical that you only entrust your Korean translation content with native Korean translators with years of experience.

Our Korean translators are experts in their field with years of translation experience. Each of them has passed our online translation test before being accepted into our network. They also have at least five years of translation experience and relevant qualifications in translation.
To ensure excellent results, our project managers only use native Korean translators when handling an English to Korean translation. With this large network of professional translators, we can work under short deadlines even for large projects.
If you need to translate your document into multiple languages, below are some more available languages:

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Areas of Expertise

Renaissance Translations is the go-to translation agency for brands worldwide. We have extensive experience in translating all types of documents, spanning all industries and markets. Combining our in-depth subject knowledge and understanding of the Korean language enables us to offer specialised Korean translations in various sectors.

Our talented team of native Korean translators has industry expertise in areas spanning the business, medical, legal, marketing, engineering and government sectors. With a minimum of 5 years’ experience, you can count on our linguists to deliver reliable, industry-proficient, professional Korean translation services. As Korean’s prominence grows in global business settings, it’s important your Korean translators understand the country’s cultural nuances.
Below are the sectors in which we offer our professional English to Korean translation services:

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Korean Translation Tips & Insights

Our Korean translators know what it takes to provide professional Korean translation services. Below are two helpful tips you can use for your next translation project. They will help you avoid mistakes, produce accurate content, and successfully enter your target market.

Be Aware of Text Contraction

Korean is much more concise than English, with no gender distinctions, grammatical numbers, or definite or indefinite articles. When translating English to Korean, text contracts by around 15%. The converse is true for a Korean to English translation – text expands by this amount. This percentage might seem small, but it can significantly impact design elements. Always revisit formatting after translating the text to ensure your material has a professional finish.

Clearly Define Your Audience

Social hierarchy is extremely strong in Korean culture, affecting all aspects of social interactions. Therefore, respecting this social structure in your translation to Korean is vital. You must clearly define your target audience so your translator can choose the most appropriate honorifics for your material. If you select the incorrect formality, your material will appear rude, inappropriate, and ineffective. High-quality Korean translation services help ensure this doesn’t happen.

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Korean Language Facts

  • Korean is the official language of North and South Korea, with 24 million and 48 million speakers, respectively. Korean speakers are also located in China (2 million), the United States (1 million), and Japan (500,000).
  • The Korean language is the eleventh most-spoken language in the world; there are approximately 75 million speakers worldwide.
  • Korean is considered a language isolate, meaning it is not significantly linked to any other living language. Other language isolates include Basque and Sandawe.
  • There are two distinct dialects in North Korea and South Korea. The North Korean dialect is considered purer, whereas the Southern version incorporates loanwords from other languages.
  • Instead of "my" or "me," Koreans frequently say "our" or "we."

Popular Korean Translation Phrases

Here you can learn some of the most popular English phrases and their Korean translations.
Words to translate from English to Korean English to Korean Translation Korean Transliteration
Hello!
안녕하십니까
Annyeong-hasimnikka
Good morning
좋은 아침
Joh-eun achim
Good luck
행운을 빕니다
Haeng-un-eul bibnida
Goodbye
안녕
Annyeong
I love you
사랑해
Sarang hae
Happy birthday
생일 축하합니다
Saeng-il chukha hamnida
Thank you
감사합니다
Kamsahamnida
How are you?
어떻게 지내세요?
Eotteohke jinaeseyo?

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Our translation services exist in almost every country. We’ve partnered with hundreds of companies worldwide and always delivered quick and professional translation services.

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