Rates
Rates charged for translations
by Harcz & Partner Ltd. Translation, Localization and Editing Company The rates below apply to the English-language word count except in the case of translation projects involving certain languages that are statistically much longer than English (namely Portuguese, Spanish and French). In these cases, the calculation is based on the number of words contained in the non-English text. In the case of exotic languages, which often employ non-Roman characters, it is always the English-language word count that is applied. Our rates are flexible, subject to agreement in the case of each individual assignment whenever the volume and the deadline allow it. It is always the amount of time and effort needed on our side to complete your project that determines our quotation. However, you can take it for granted that our offer will be significantly more favorable than what you’d get from American or Western European translation companies. (Continued below the image.)
We prefer to quote on individual projects. The rates below are just a rough indication of what you can expect. The factors influencing our quotations include: language pair, subject matter, whether the text is hand-written or is available in an electronic format, the degree of urgency, special requirements, technical complexity of your project, the number of pages/words required per day, regularity of assignments, etc.
The rates below indicate our rates for translation from English PLUS editing and proofreading by native professionals exclusively.
· Eastern European languages (Hungarian, Romanian, Serbian, Russian, Croatian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Polish, Czech): EUR 0.09 – 0.12 per English source word.
· Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek: EUR 0.12 per word.
· Catalan, Maltese, Dutch, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian: EUR 0.14 – 0.18 per English source word.
· Icelandic: EUR 0.14 – 0.16 per English source word.
· Chinese, Arabic, Urdu: EUR 0.09 – 0.10 per English source word.
· Tagalog, Ilocano, Vietnamese, Thai, Armenian, Georgian, Azeri: EUR 0.12 – 0.14 per English source word.
· Hmong, Khmer, Kazakh, Lao, Turkmen, Dari, Pashto, Farsi, Kirghiz, Tajik: EUR 0.22 – 0.26 per English source word.
· Mongolian, Basque: EUR 0.30 per English source word.
· Japanese, Korean: EUR 0.15 per English source word.
· Indian languages (Hindi, Tamil, etc.): EUR 0.09 – 0.13 per English source word.
· Native American languages (Navajo, Dakota, Lakota, etc.): EUR 0.30 – 0.40 per English source word, subject to agreement.
· Small African languages (such as Xhosa, Amharic, Zulu or Tigrigna): subject to agreement.
· Eastern European languages into English: EUR 0.10 – 0.12 per English target word.
· Western European languages into English: EUR 0.12 – 0.15 per word.
· Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish into English: EUR 0.14 – 0.16 per English target word.
· Major Asian languages into English: EUR 0.09 – 0.16 per English target word.
· Minor Asian languages into English: subject to availability and agreement.
· Medical translation from French, Italian and German into American English: EUR 0.16 – 0.22 per English target word.
Note that we are ready to translate at rates lower than indicated above in the case of most language pairs provided the assignment is a book or a really long text with a comfortable deadline.
It is thanks to the small profit margins we apply and our policy to employ translators on a very regular, long-term basis that we can offer these favorable rates. Usually, we outsource our projects directly to freelancers instead of further links in the chain (i.e. translation companies), which contributes to our favorable pricing as well, and enhances our control over quality and timeliness to a considerable extent.
Our minimum charge is EUR 30 per project, per language.
Payment is possible by bank transfer (wiring) and by PayPal.
We look forward to receiving our first assignment from you.
Yours Sincerely:
Daniel B. Harcz
Managing Director - Owner
Harcz & Partner Ltd.
Translation, Localisation & Editing Company
daniel.harcz@gmail.com
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