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Thai Health Medical Translation
We have Thai translators with experience and background in health and medical translations to complete medical translation requirements, from medical letters and receipts for insurance purposes, to complex medical reports or research papers.
As medical and pharmaceutical Thai translations is a specialised discipline, not all Thai translators are able to deliver translations for medical documents. Perth Translation provides medical Thai translations for documents such as:
- Pre-Clinical Reports
- CMC Documentation
- Clinical Trial Agreements
- Clinical Trial Results
- ICFs
- Investigation Brochures
- Interview Transcripts
- Packaging and Labeling
- Marketing Materials
- Medical Protocols
- Medical Research Papers
- Survey Results
Our NAATI certified translators are ready to assist. Additional effort in finding the right professional Thai translator goes a long way in ensuring reliable and consistent quality translations for medical and pharmaceutical documents. Enquire with us today with your project requirement.
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Professional Thai Translator
Perth Translation provides professional Thai 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.
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 over 20 million people (2000). Standard Thai is based on Ayutthaya dialect, and register in the educated classes. In addition to Central Thai, Thailand is home to other related Tai languages.
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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 Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registers health professionals across 16 regulated health professions. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) regulates medicines and devices, and state health departments — including the WA Department of Health — oversee hospital and health service delivery.
Common documents requiring translation include medical reports and discharge summaries, vaccination records, pharmaceutical product information and consumer medicine information (CMI), overseas health practitioner qualifications for AHPRA registration, clinical trial documentation, patient consent forms, and mental health assessments for visa and immigration purposes.
NAATI-certified translation is mandatory for overseas health qualifications submitted to AHPRA for practitioner registration. Medical reports used in immigration health assessments must also be NAATI-certified, and TGA requires certified translation of foreign-language regulatory submissions for therapeutic goods.
Perth's health sector is centred around five major hospital campuses — Royal Perth, Fiona Stanley, Sir Charles Gairdner, Joondalup, and Midland — alongside growing private hospital networks. The city attracts internationally trained health professionals whose qualification documents require NAATI-certified translation for AHPRA registration, and patient populations in culturally diverse areas like Mirrabooka and Cannington generate demand for translated medical communications.
