Our Focus
Break the language barrier with our professional language solutions.
Translation
We can provide professional translation of any document, in any format, into and from 89 languages. We offer translations that are 100% true to the original form, from terminology and tone to format and finishes.
Transcription
We can transcribe the source material for you, or transcribe and then translate it into your target locale. Time stamps are included and our highly experienced linguists are very familiar with best transcription practices to ensure the process is seamless and simplified for you.
Localisation
Our localisation team combines the latest in localisation software with their linguistic expertise to ensure localisation that give you and your brand, product, software, website or service a voice and presence worldwide.
Editing and Proofreading
Our highly-qualified proofreaders provide quality assurance for all work completed by Weblingo or elsewhere, ensuring our ever-exacting standards.
Formats
From Microsoft Word to iOS, our translation technology tools and management systems are compatible with any format. If you have your content available in a format that is not listed here, please contact us and we will create a customised solution for you.
Translation Memory
Our translation technology and management systems provide quality assurance, cost-effective processes and faster turnaround times. All help to ensure your language solution remains true to the original source document, from formatting and finishing to terminology and tone.
Sworn Translations
A sworn translation is a translation that will be accepted for official purposes. Examples of work that has to be a sworn translation are documents required in court or other legal proceedings, for migration purposes or for use abroad. Largely these will be official or legal documents.
About US
Weblingo is a Proudly South African translation agency.
We’re on a mission.
To provide you with a superior translation, localisation and copywriting experience through unparalleled customer service, the latest translation technology, and highly-qualified professional linguists and writers.
Why do we do it?
Because language is beautiful, translation’s dexterous, and localisation an art.
Words are our brushstrokes for creating your business’s perfect portrait in any dialect, vernacular, region or culture.
We have worked with 35 leading ad agencies, marketing and media companies over the years.
We have 500 professional linguists, editors, proof-readers and copywriters within our network.
Languages
number of languages we translate to and from, including South African, African, European, Asian, Middle-Eastern, Scandinavian and South American languages.
Major Industries
number of major industries we service, from international software development to medical and pharmaceutical, to large-scale publishing of educational materials.
Turnaround
times faster turnaround than our competitors, thanks to our dedicated project managers.
Our Clients
Our tried-and-tested, mother-tongue linguists have assisted many clients over the years, including:
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Our Languages
We offer a comprehensive range of language solutions, including:
African Languages
Our African languages include Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Shona, Yoruba, Chichewa, Igbo, Amharic, African Portuguese and African French dialects.
Asian Languages
Our Asian languages include both Simplified and Traditional Chinese (Mandarin), Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Thai, Malaysian, Hindi, Bengali, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Khmer.
European Languages
Our European language expertise includes French, Dutch, Flemish, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovakian, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian, and Croatian.
Latin American Languages
We can provide you with professional language services into a comprehensive range of Spanish dialects and Brazilian Portuguese, suited specifically for Latin-American markets.
Scandinavian Languages
Our Scandinavian languages include Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. Our linguistic teams have experience across a number of industries, including software localisation, legal translations, medical, marketing, advertising and general translations.
South African Languages
We can provide professional translation, transcription, localisation, proofreading or editing into or from Afrikaans, Ndebele, Sepedi, Sesotho, Siswati, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.
LATEST NEWS
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What is a sworn translation?
Sworn translations, often also referred to as certified or official translations, are performed by linguists that have been sworn in by the High Court of South Africa. According to SATI, the South African Translators Institute, a sworn translation is defined as: A sworn translation is a translation that will be accepted for official purposes. Examples[…]
Translation Memory: Three ways it can help you
Translation memory should always be one of the first questions you have when sourcing suitable translation services. A definition: A translation memory (TM) is a database that stores “segments”, which can be sentences, paragraphs or sentence-like units (headings, titles or elements in a list) that have previously been translated, in order to aid human translators. How can this[…]
3 easy steps to localising your App with us
We’re well-versed in localising Android and iOS Apps. Here’s how to get it done, professionally and timeously. Send us your application files We mostly work with .strings or .xml files for App localisation. Send us your files or simply upload to our Localisation platform using the API, cli-tool or simply e-mail them to us. Tell[…]
8 Musts for Landing Page Copy
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6 Reasons to go Multilingual Online
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Top Online Marketing Trends for 2015
Marketing and online marketing have become synonymous over the past decade. During this time, there has also been a huge shift toward inbound techniques, like businesses publishing original content versus embedding advertisements in external content. Here are some of the top trends for the year ahead: 1. Content remains king One of the main ways[…]
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4 tips on writing your Homepage
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Build business in Africa with expert translations
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9 Phrases to avoid in your business writing
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