Translation

Vietnamese translation services

Vietnamese with every diacritic in place. They change the meaning.

About the language

Vietnamese at a glance

Vietnamese is tonal with six distinct tones and three major regional dialects. We staff interpreters who match the patient or client's regional accent — important for healthcare and trust-building.

Vietnamese diacritics are not decoration. They mark tone and vowel quality, and dropping them changes the meaning of words — so fonts, forms, and systems must render the full character set correctly before anything ships. The Latin-based script otherwise keeps production straightforward.

Vietnamese has more than 85 million speakers in Vietnam and the global diaspora. We cover the varieties listed here and can match a linguist to a specific region or community on request.

Native name
Tiếng Việt
Script
Latin alphabet with diacritics (chữ Quốc ngữ)
Greeting
Xin chào (“hello”)
Speakers
85M+
Language family
Austroasiatic, Vietic
Spoken in
Vietnam, United States, Australia, France, Canada
Dialects and varieties
Northern (Hanoi), Central (Huế), Southern (Saigon)
How we help

Vietnamese translation, for every kind of text

Every project is matched to a linguist who knows the subject, then checked against the source before delivery.

Documents

Document translation

Contracts, records, manuals and forms translated between Vietnamese and English by a linguist who knows the subject.

Certified

Certified translation

A complete Vietnamese translation with a signed statement of accuracy, for immigration, court and academic submissions.

Localization

Website & app localization

Websites, apps and campaigns adapted for Vietnamese-speaking audiences, with terminology kept consistent from one release to the next.

Where we work

Where Vietnamese translation is needed most

We match each project on language pair and subject, so terminology, names and numbers come through exactly as they should.

  • Healthcare & clinical
  • Immigration & resettlement
  • Legal & social services
  • K-12 family liaison
Colleagues reviewing printed documents together

Need something translated to or from Vietnamese?

Send us the files, the language pair and your deadline. We'll reply with a price and turnaround.