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Thai Education Translation
Get professional Thai translation for e-learning and educational products, helping educators engage and communicate effectively with students through learning products, softwares and online courses.
Perth Translation provides natural Thai translation for educational products and educational literature, ensuring the same teaching material prepared can be expanded and re-used for Thai speaking audiences.
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Thai Academic Translation Perth
- Academic Journal Articles Translation
- Textbook and Course Material Translation
- Thesis and Dissertation Translation
- Conference Materials and Presentations Translation
- Research Proposals and Grant Applications Translation
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Perth Translation provides professional Thai <> English translation services. You can use the form on this page to upload multiple files for a confirm quote and delivery time. Our Thai translator is ready to assist with your translation project.
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About the Thai Language
Thai is the national and official language of Thailand and the first language of the Thai people and the vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family.
Thai is natively spoken by, according to Ethnologue, over 20 million people (2000). In reality, the number of native Thai speakers is likely to be much higher, since the Thai citizens throughout central Thailand learn it as their first language while the populations of western and eastern parts of Thailand, which has since ancient times formed the core territory of Siam, also speak central Thai as their first language. Moreover, most Thais in the northern and the northeastern (Isaan) parts of the country today are bilingual speakers of Central Thai and their respective regional dialects due to the fact that (Central) Thai is the language of television, education, news reporting, and all forms of media. A recent research found that the speakers of the Northern Thai language (or Kham Mueang) have become so few, as most people in northern Thailand now invariably speak standard Thai, such that they are now using mostly central Thai words and seasoning their speech only with "kham mueang" accent.
Standard Thai is based on the Ayutthaya dialect, and the register in the educated classes. In addition to Central Thai, Thailand is home to other related Tai languages. Although some linguists classify these dialects as related but distinct languages, there is a high degree of mutual intelligibility between these regional dialects/languages. Nonetheless, it is often claimed that the language policy of the Thai government[citation needed] has shaped the dominant view that these languages are only regional variants or dialects of the "same" Thai language, or as "different kinds of Thai".
Thai Document Translation
Thailand's four regional dialect groups — Central, Northern (Kam Muang), Northeastern (Isan), and Southern — differ substantially in pronunciation and vocabulary, though Central Thai is universal in official documentation. Isan dialect, influenced heavily by Lao, may appear in informal annotations on documents from northeastern provinces. All government-issued certificates and legal instruments use Standard Central Thai.
Thai Document Types
A birth certificate is called สูติบัตร (suti bat), a marriage certificate is ทะเบียนสมรส (thabian somrot), and an educational degree is a ปริญญาบัตร (prinyabat). A house registration booklet, often required for identity verification, is called ทะเบียนบ้าน (thabian ban).
Thai is the sole official national language of the Kingdom of Thailand, mandated for use in all government, legal, and educational contexts under the National Language Act. The Royal Institute of Thailand (Ratchabandittayasathan) serves as the authority on language standards and official terminology. Thai is also spoken by significant communities in neighbouring countries and has no official status in international organisations as a working language.
Industry Requirements
The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) regulates higher education providers, while the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) oversees vocational education and training. The Department of Education sets policy for international student admissions, and CRICOS (Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students) maintains the official register.
Commonly translated documents include academic transcripts and degree certificates, qualification assessment submissions for professional bodies, student visa supporting documentation, school reports and enrolment records, research publications, and letters of recommendation. Comparative education assessments from overseas institutions also require professional translation.
NAATI-certified translation is required for academic documents submitted to Australian qualification assessment authorities such as VETASSESS, AEI-NOOSR, and professional registration bodies. Universities generally accept NAATI-certified translations for admission applications involving foreign-language transcripts.
Perth's four public universities and numerous vocational providers generate consistent demand for academic document translation, with UWA, Curtin, Murdoch, and ECU collectively enrolling over 30,000 international students. The WA Department of Education also requires translated documents for school enrolment of migrant families.
