Malay Translation Services

 

  • ISO:9001 quality certified
  • Excellent customer service
  • Expertise in more than 120 languages

Malay Translation Services

 

  • ISO:9001 quality certified
  • Excellent customer service
  • Expertise in more than 120 languages

Professional Malay translation services in Singapore

If Malay is not your first language and you need to communicate in Singapore, don’t worry. Asian Absolute offers Malay translation and interpreting services tailored to your industry and project needs. Even if Malay is not an official language to you, our services can make it easy for you to communicate effectively.

We also have experience in translating official documents that the Ministry of Manpower and other government bodies requires.

Why choose Asian Absolute?

e you targeting the Malay-speaking community in Singapore? Or in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei or anywhere else around the world?

With Asian Absolute, you’ll soon be doing business with confidence. No matter where your target Malay-speaking marketing happens to be based.

Simple fluency in your target language isn’t enough. Asian Absolute only ever uses native Malay-speaking linguists for your English to Malay translation. We’re almost alone as a Language Service Provider in using English native-speakers for your Malay to English localisation projects too. After all, you carefully constructed your content in your original language so that it has the maximum appeal. Only a native specialist can ensure that your localised version will deliver the same powerful message.

Knowledge of your industry’s terminology is a given. We handpick specialists for your project. Whether that means a native-speaking engineering expert to translate your instruction manuals. Or native marketing professionals to translate your marcoms.

 On top of this:

 

  • Quality certified to the industry’s highest ISO: 9001 standard
  • Translate and interpret from English to Malay of any register or dialect – including those spoken in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and elsewhere
  • Equal expertise in more than 120 other languages
  • Count on work delivered via a global network, guaranteeing incredibly fast turnaround times
  • Rely on an award-winning project management team

Client testimonials

Many thanks for your help and also for providing an interpreter for the week, she was absolutely fantastic and a real life-saver!

— Guinness World Records

I was extremely impressed by Asian Absolute’s hard work to complete the project to our high standards and within a very tight timeframe.

— Global Witness

Asian Absolute helped FTChinese.com in the challenging task of building a world-class translation service. They provide top quality, personal service.

— Financial Times
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“Bahasa” translation services – getting what you actually need

Are you looking for Malaysian translation services? Or Indonesian language support?
We’re often asked for “bahasa” translation services. But “bahasa” simply means “language” in Malay. We’ve found that when faced with this confusion, our other clients have wanted translation services for:

  • Bahasa Malaysia – “Malaysian language”. Standard Malay is spoken globally by 18 million people.
  • Bahasa Indonesia – “Indonesian language” is a form of Malay which is spoken by around 170 million people worldwide.

Asian Absolute provides both, of course. As well as obligation-free advice on which dialect of Malay is the one which will be most suitable for you.

Get Malay translation and interpreting services for your industry

Your industry will have specific terminology and jargon which only an expert like you will know. This makes it vital that anyone localising your content is an expert too.

Asian Absolute has a worldwide network of linguists, ensuring we can always match you with a translator qualified and/or experienced in your market sector. This includes all of the following, as well as many others:

Engineering

Electronics

Life Sciences

Banking & Finance

Marketing & PR

Legal

e-Commerce

Games

Insurance

Travel

Automotive

Manufacturing

Engineering

Electronics

Life Sciences

Banking & Finance

Marketing & PR

Legal

Games

Insurance

Travel & Tourism

Malay interpreters for your event, meeting or project

You might need either consecutive or simultaneous interpreters depending on your specific assignment. What kind of event do you need to provide language support for?

Asian Absolute will always pair you with the right vocal talent or interpreting specialist for the situation:

 

  • Business meeting
  • Conference or seminar
  • Speech or presentation
  • Social events
  • Dubbing or voice-overs for your video content

5 proven steps to localise your message

Whether you need Malay to English or English to Malay translation, we follow a proven, Quality-Assured process when localising your project:

 

  • Tell us what you need by phone or email
  • Approve the obligation-free quote you’re sent
  • Your team of specialist linguists is chosen – they will have both experience and/or qualifications in your industry
  • The style guide, glossaries and Translation Memories are created for your project.
  • We recreate your content in your target language, making sure that it has maximum appeal and delivers the equivalent message to someone from your target culture.

Followed by triple-layer Quality Assurance

  • A style and accuracy check by a senior editor
  • Additional Quality Assurance measures
  • Final review, featuring comments and discussion with your original translator

Learn more about getting the language support you need 24/7

Contact us today and talk to us about the Malay translation or interpreting services you need in Singapore. We’re always here to help – and you can request a free, no-obligation quote at any time.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What language is Malay?

Malay is officially spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and Singapore, as well as unofficially in East Timor and parts of Thailand.

It is sometimes referred to as Bahasa Malaysia in Malay, which translates as “Malaysian language”. In Indonesia, the official language – Indonesian – is an autonomous normative variety of Malay known as Bahasa Indonesia (“Indonesian language”). Malay is also widely spoken in Indonesia as a second language.

In the past few decades, Malay has started to be referred to as Bahasa Melayu (“the language of the Malays”) in an effort to bring all of the Malay peoples closer together.

What language is Malay similar to?

Malay has many dialects and varieties, most importantly Indonesian. Besides those, Malay shares most aspects with Sumatran languages like Minangkabau, Kerintji, and Rejang.

As an Austronesian language, it is also technically related to others in this language group, including those spoken in Borneo, Java, and Vietnam as well as – very distantly – Tagalog.

Why are Malay and Tagalog similar?

Malay and Tagalog are both members of the Austronesian language family. However, there are other reasons why Tagalog and Malay have some similarities.

Malay – most commonly creoles and trade languages based on it – is spoken by a minority in the Philippines. Indonesian – a variety of Malay – is also spoken in the Philippines, often in business and by Indonesian expats.

The language was also used heavily in the Philippines as a lingua franca prior to Spanish colonisation and is taught today as a foreign language to students and members of the Philippine military.

You will find many Malay loanwords in Tagalog – especially in Filipino, the standardised variety of Tagalog that is the national language of the Philippines. These loanwords are more often used in the south, south-west, and north-west of the Phillippines, where there has historically been more cultural exchange with Malay-speaking regions and peoples.

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