naturaly, i speak both languages. but its not my profesion or anything. what are the rates?
2007-11-17 05:52:39 · 12 answers · asked by chuckguy 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hello,
Most translating services I know of charge $250.00 - $500.00 a page, especially for critical legal documents.
If you are not a professional translator who is licensed for translating I would think 50 - 100 per page is reasonable and less if they are letters to a potential mail order bride.
Cheers,
Michael Kelly
2007-11-17 06:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Kelly 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It depends. Generally the written page takes about and hour or more to translate (slides one hour, text one to two hours depending on density and your mastery of the language). I think a page is about 250 to 300 words. I would consider your mastery of the language, divide the workload into hours, then charge by the hour. What you consider it is worth. My personal oppinnion? If it is recreational and you dont mind the time, try about 20 to 30 and hour. If is professinal, charge more based on your effort ... but in the end I would charge by the hour. If you think this document may be used professionally make sure you have them sign a waiver so you are not liable for it's content (unless you are licensed or credentialled (SP?) ... just a few thoughts
2007-11-17 06:00:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends where you are and what the documents are. Around here (Zurich) it's about 100 Swiss Francs per page (but presumably less for a non-professional). And if I may say, if you're translating into English, I hope your written English is better than your question indicates.
2007-11-17 07:05:52 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on what type of documents, and how many, and how quick you type. are you re-typing it for him, or are you just voicing the translation? if you're typing it, do not settle for less than $3 a page (depending on your type speed, if you can translate a page in 4 minutes text then charge half that. I know it sounds small but if look at it on an hourly basis, you could make more doing $3 a page than $15 an hour. otherwise, charge him $15 an hour.
2007-11-17 05:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by BRUTALITY 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have to send documents out for professional translation from time to time. Most companies I've dealt with charge around 20 cents per word. The one time I used a much cheaper company I really regretted it. It looked like they just ran the document through a computer translator.
2007-11-17 05:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by Don Adriano 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think it would be a fairly good idea if there was an agreed upon price like, per hour for translation. Although what that would be is completely up to you!
2007-11-17 05:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think you should charge a fixed rate per word, something like 20p per word.
2007-11-17 10:07:25 · answer #7 · answered by ♥♥♥Jemma Alice♥♥♥ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing cause you could be held liable if you charge and make a mistake.
2007-11-17 05:58:15 · answer #8 · answered by sugartopone 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
$10 a sentence
2007-11-17 05:55:18 · answer #9 · answered by hazzard_man_01 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
If he's likely to ask again, charge slightly less for the first time and you could keep his custom. :]
2007-11-17 05:55:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋