Cantonese translation

Cantonese Chinese translation online can be done with a variety of free programs, most notably Google Translate. You can choose to translate either simplified or traditional Cantonese characters into their equivalents in any other language, or from any language into simplified or traditional Chinese. It is important to note that written Chinese is practically the same for every dialect of Chinese. In other words, translating written English into written Cantonese yields the same written result as translating written English into written Mandarin.

Translating something from English into spoken, romanized Cantonese is a little trickier since everyday spoken Cantonese contains a lot of words/sounds such as “ga”, “la”, “ah”, and “ma” attached to the end of sentences that don’t necessarily exist in Mandarin. The best way to get an accurate, spoken translation from English to Cantonese is to ask native Cantonese speakers through online forums. This website hosts such a forum where people can submit questions and get answers almost immediately. A simple search on the internet will reveal more of these forums where Cantonese speakers gather. Another alternative is to post your question in Yahoo! Answers.

If you want to translate the romanized Cantonese into the actual Chinese characters or vice versa, you can use Cantonese Phonetic IME. It is available to download for free on the website. It covers several systems of Cantonese Romanization, including Yale, LSHK, and Sidney Lau, so it helps to be proficient at one of these systems.

Professional Chinese Cantonese translation services are available as well. One such service is provided by Trusted Translations, Inc. Trusted Translations, Inc. specializes in more complex and specific Chinese translations for customers’ various legal, financial, business, government, media, medical, and technical needs. Their professional translators can cover any subject matter.

For more information about Cantonese Romanization systems and tones, see the articles about Cantonese tones, Chinese phonetic translation, learning Chinese Cantonese, learning to speak Chinese online, and learning Cantonese software.