Hakka translator

No. Hakka is a distinct Chinese (Sinitic) language, not a dialect of Mandarin. Spoken Hakka is not intelligible to a Mandarin speaker; pronunciation, tone and vocabulary differ sharply. A Mandarin interpreter therefore does not automatically cover a Hakka assignment. We establish up front that the language is Hakka and pair you with a specialist who commands the right variety.

As a Hakka translation agency, Ecrivus takes the coordination off your hands: we first establish the speaker's variety and origin (Sixian, Hailu or Meixian), select an interpreter or translator who commands it, and arrange certified translation through Chinese where an authority requires it. You keep one point of contact for variety, terminology, scheduling and delivery, rather than managing each step separately. A skilled freelance linguist does excellent work too; the difference an agency adds is bringing those moving parts together.

Official documents from China and Taiwan are almost always drafted in standard written Chinese, not in Hakka. Written and certified translation therefore usually runs through Chinese (Mandarin). Hakka matters most for spoken contexts: immigration interviews, family matters and communication within the diaspora. We clarify per assignment which route fits and confirm it in the quote.

We coordinate the common varieties: Sixian and Hailu from Taiwan and Meixian Hakka from the mainland, plus other regional mainland varieties. Because these differ in tone and vocabulary, we establish the speaker's variety and origin in advance and confirm it in the quote.

The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. For official acceptance we provide certified translation: a signed and dated statement of accuracy from the translator or the agency. Because the underlying document is usually in standard Chinese, certification attaches to the Chinese translation, which can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or to an apostille or legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We work with native specialist translators and reference the recognised UK professional bodies — the ITI, the CIOL and, for interpreting, the NRPSI. We confirm in the quote which level your receiving authority requires.

On working days you receive a quote within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation, or the scheduling of an interpreter, depends on document type, volume, variety and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote rather than promised as a fixed turnaround.