Korean · Translation & interpretation

Language services in Korean한국어

Korean is the official language of South Korea and North Korea and is spoken by about 80 million people worldwide. Its honorific system encodes strict social hierarchy and meaningfully affects interpretation.

Korean TranslationKorean Interpretation

1.1M+

U.S. speakers

24–48 hr

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<60s

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Korean subject-matter linguists

Korean in the United States

Who speaks Korean, and where.

“Honorifics are legally and commercially meaningful — a register shift can reshape a deposition record.”

Los Angeles (Koreatown), New York / New Jersey (Bergen County, Flushing), Atlanta (Duluth / Gwinnett), Chicago, Houston, DC (Fairfax / Annandale) and Seattle have the largest U.S. Korean communities.

Top U.S. metros

Los AngelesNew YorkAtlanta

Industries we help

Immigration & naturalization
Healthcare
Technology (Samsung, LG, SK)
K-beauty & retail

Fast facts

  • 1.1M+ U.S. speakers, concentrated in LA and the Tri-state
  • Hangul is a featural alphabet invented in 1443
  • Formal and informal registers have distinct verb endings
  • 한국 (Korea) maintains separate documents for each legal event vs. a single family register

At a glance

Speakers worldwide
81M+
U.S. speakers
1.1M+
Language family
Koreanic
Writing system
Hangul
Linguist supply
Tier 1 · staffed daily

Choose your service

Korean translation and interpretation.

Two dedicated service tracks — each with subject-matter linguists, a second-pair review and the compliance overlay that Korean filings and sessions require.

USCIS accepted

Korean Certified Translation

We translate South Korean family-register documents (기본증명서, 혼인관계증명서), academic credentials from Korean universities for USCIS and ECFMG, and corporate documents for Samsung / LG / Hyundai / SK suppliers.

Vital records
Identity & passports
Academic credentials
Criminal / police
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<60s OPI

Korean Professional Interpretation

Interpretation is heavy for naturalization interviews, hospital and behavioral-health appointments, and Korean-American church-community legal matters, plus corporate depositions for chaebol-linked companies.

On-site
Video (VRI)
Phone (OPI)
Legal & court
Healthcare
Immigration & USCIS
Education & schools
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What's included

Every Korean delivery, done right.

No hidden fees, no add-ons — every standard below comes with each certified Korean translation.

Signed Certificate of Accuracy

Every Korean translation ships with a signed certificate meeting 8 CFR § 103.2(b)(3) — USCIS and court accepted.

Native subject-matter linguist

A native Korean translator fluent in your document's field — legal, medical, academic or financial.

Independent QA review

A second linguist verifies accuracy, names, dates and numbers before anything is certified.

Format preserved

Stamps, seals, tables and signatures rebuilt to mirror your original — filing-ready PDF.

Secure & confidential

Files handled under NDA with TLS + AES-256 encryption end to end.

Revisions until accepted

We refine the delivery at no charge until the receiving office accepts it.

What we handle

Korean work we do, every week.

A snapshot of the Korean document types and interpretation settings that come through most often.

Certified documents

Vital records

  • Basic certificate (기본증명서), family relation (가족관계증명서), marriage (혼인관계증명서)

Identity & passports

  • Resident registration (주민등록등본) and certificate of personal seal
  • Korean passports and driver licenses

Academic credentials

  • Diplomas and transcripts from Korean universities

Criminal / police

  • Criminal-record certificates (범죄경력증명서)

Interpretation settings

Legal & court

  • Corporate depositions (Samsung, LG, Hyundai, SK suppliers)

Healthcare

  • Hospital, oncology and behavioral-health appointments

Immigration & USCIS

  • USCIS naturalization interviews

Education & schools

  • K-12 IEP meetings and ESL parent conferences

Linguistic considerations

Getting Korean right.

Small choices — script, register and filing context — change whether a Korean document is accepted or an interpretation session lands correctly. Here is what we watch for.

Cultural register

Korean honorifics (존댓말) versus plain speech (반말) carry strong social meaning. Our interpreters match register to the speaker and flag when witness register unexpectedly shifts during testimony.

Recipient alignment

Every Korean project is matched to its destination — a certified translation formatted for the exact recipient, or an interpreter briefed on the venue's protocol — so it clears review the first time.

Who we help

Typical Korean clients — every week.

01

Corporate M&A counsel

Samsung, LG, SK and Hyundai supplier and IP-related depositions with simultaneous interpretation.

02

EB-5 / EB-2 NIW petitioners

Korean investors and professionals with basic-certificate, family-relations-certificate and Korean university credentials.

03

Hospital oncology patients

Korean-dominant patients in LA and NY needing cancer diagnosis counseling with family members present.

04

Korean-American real-estate buyers

First-time homebuyers closing with parent co-signers who are Korean-only.

Accuracy safeguards

The Korean details we catch before you do.

Subtle things that quietly derail a Korean filing or session — flagged at intake by linguists who work in the language every day, so they never reach a reviewer.

존댓말 (honorific) register shifts

A witness who shifts from 존댓말 to 반말 during testimony can be misread — our court-certified interpreters flag register changes on the record.

Basic certificate vs family-relations cert

USCIS sometimes asks for both 기본증명서 and 가족관계증명서 — we list which documents are typically required for each petition type.

Romanization of Korean names

Revised Romanization (Lee) vs McCune-Reischauer (Yi) split names across documents — we align to the current Korean passport spelling.

Corporate register in M&A testimony

Korean business register uses chaebol-specific titles (이사, 상무, 부사장) that translate inexactly — we add bracketed notes on the first occurrence.

50-state coverage

Korean services in every state.

Pick a state for local Korean turnaround, interpreter dispatch and pricing. High-demand states shown — all 50 one click away.

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Korean FAQ

Answers to common Korean questions.

The ones we hear most often, answered by our dispatch and project-management teams.

Can't find it here?

01Do you offer both Korean translation and interpretation?

Yes — Korean certified document translation for USCIS, courts and state agencies, and Korean interpretation on-site, by video (VRI) and by phone (OPI). Subject-matter linguists assigned to every matter.

02Is Korean translation accepted by USCIS and U.S. courts?

Yes. Every Korean translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy meeting 8 CFR § 103.2(b)(3). Accepted by USCIS, the State Department, U.S. district and state courts, and state DMVs and vital-records offices.

03How fast can you deliver Korean work?

A typical Korean personal document is delivered in 24–48 hours. On-site interpretation is commonly filled in 24–72 hours; phone (OPI) connects in under a minute, 24/7.

04Are your Korean interpreters certified?

Court-certified and medically credentialed Korean interpreters handle legal and clinical matters. Community, educational and corporate settings are staffed by professionally trained Korean interpreters matched to the subject.

05Do you support rush and weekend Korean work?

Yes. Rush (24-hour and same-day) and weekend delivery are available for Korean translation, and urgent Korean interpretation can be dispatched by phone or VRI with no minimum notice.

06How do you handle Korean cultural register?

Korean honorifics (존댓말) versus plain speech (반말) carry strong social meaning. Our interpreters match register to the speaker and flag when witness register unexpectedly shifts during testimony.

07How do you price Korean services?

Certified Korean translation starts at $24.95 per page — signed certificate of accuracy and 24-hour delivery included. Korean phone interpretation is billed per minute, video per minute (short minimum), on-site in 2-hour increments. Quotes are returned in about an hour.

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Korean translators and interpreters

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JH

Junpyo H.

Translator

Language pairs: English into Korean, Korean into English

Junpyo is a native Korean translator with over six years of professional experience specializing in English-to-Korean and Korean-to-English language pairs. Expertise spans legal, medical, marketing, business, IT, software, and immigration sectors. Specific areas of focus include clinical documents, medical device manuals, patent specifications, game localization, and consumer-facing marketing materials. Junpyo handles diverse content ranging from hospitalization records and laboratory reports to civil registry documents, real estate agreements, and corporate affidavits with precision. Proficient in industry-standard tools such as SDL Trados Studio, memoQ, and Smartcat, Junpyo maintains a daily capacity of approximately 4,000 words for English-to-Korean projects and 3,000 Korean characters for Korean-to-English tasks. Professional background includes significant tenure in public administration, fostering strong skills in managing official, legal, and administrative documents with meticulous attention to detail. Junpyo holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature.
Korean
Service areas
Korean14 statesAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIdahoLouisianaMassachusettsMontanaNevadaNew Jersey
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HW

Hana W.

Translator

Language pairs: English into Japanese, Japanese into English, English into Korean, Korean into Japanese

Hana is a certified translator with over twelve years of experience serving diverse industries. Holding an ATA certification and a Bachelor of Arts in Commerce, Hana delivers precise translations across legal, medical, scientific, technical, financial, literary, marketing, IT, immigration, and educational fields. Professional expertise encompasses complex document localization for global technology, healthcare, automotive, and business sectors. Fluent in English, Japanese, and Korean, Hana works with multiple language pairs, including English to Japanese, Japanese to English, English to Korean, and Korean to Japanese. This multilingual capability allows for accurate cross-cultural communication and specialized terminology management. Hana's background includes extensive work with major international corporations, ensuring high-quality output for sensitive and specialized content ranging from software documentation to legal agreements and marketing materials.
JapaneseKorean
Service areas
Korean5 statesArkansasLouisianaNew MexicoOklahomaTexas
Japanese5 statesArkansasLouisianaNew MexicoOklahomaTexas
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SA

Seoung Kyung A.

Translator

Language pairs: Korean into English, English into Korean

Seoung Kyung is a professional translator specializing in legal, financial, marketing, business, technical, and general content. With six years of dedicated experience in the field, Seoung Kyung provides comprehensive language solutions including translation, editing, proofreading, and machine translation post-editing between Korean and English. Additional expertise extends to transcription, AI training annotation, prompt evaluation, semantic text similarity analysis, and voice comparison testing. Holding a Master of Professional Accounting and CPA membership, Seoung Kyung leverages a strong background in international trade, quality assurance, and financial management to ensure accuracy in complex subject matters. This diverse professional history supports precise terminology handling across various industries, delivering high-quality results for global clients.
Korean
Service areas
Korean14 statesArizonaArkansasCaliforniaIowaLouisianaMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Dakota
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SC

Seo-Yeon C.

Translator

Language pairs: Korean into English, English into Korean

Seo-Yeon is a native Korean translator and localization specialist with over a decade of experience delivering Korean–English translations for global language service providers. Holding a graduate degree in Translation Studies, Seo-Yeon specializes in legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, IT, scientific, literary, and business fields. Expertise extends to software localization, marketing transcreation, machine translation post-editing, quality assurance, and terminology management. Proficient in industry-standard tools including SDL Trados Studio, memoQ, Phrase, XTM Cloud, Crowdin, Wordbee, OmegaT, and Xbench, The portfolio includes over 3.5 million words translated across legal contracts, technical manuals, software interfaces, and marketing content for major agencies. A commitment to precision ensures a 100% on-time delivery rate and zero critical errors on enterprise projects.
Korean
Service areas
Korean14 statesAlabamaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIdahoIowaKansasLouisianaMassachusettsMinnesota
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JY

Joongnam Y.

Translator & Interpreter

Language pairs: English into Korean, Korean into English

Interpretation modes: Consecutive, Simultaneous

Settings: Video Remote, Telephone

Joongnam holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology with a focus on visual science. With eight years of professional experience, Joongnam provides translation and consecutive interpretation services between English and Korean. Work spans diverse sectors including medical, technical, financial, marketing, IT, software, scientific, and business fields. Translation expertise covers document localization, journal papers, book manuscripts, and extensive subtitle production for over one thousand videos ranging from educational content to entertainment. Interpretation services are delivered via video remote and telephone settings for corporate interviews and executive meetings. Joongnam combines deep subject matter knowledge in psychology and physiology with precise linguistic skills to ensure accurate communication across complex technical and creative domains.
ConsecutiveSimultaneousVideo RemoteTelephoneKorean
Service areas
Korean14 statesAlabamaArkansasConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaGeorgiaKentuckyMarylandMassachusettsMississippiMissouriNew JerseyNew YorkNorth CarolinaPennsylvania
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GW

Godswill W.

Translator

Language pairs: English into Korean, French into Korean, English into French

Godswill is a professional translator and content specialist with seven years of experience in translation, proofreading, and localization. Holding a Master of Arts in Translation and Intercultural Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and Communication Studies, Godswill delivers accurate, high-quality work across legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, education, literary, and business sectors. Expertise includes translating from English and French into Korean, as well as from English into French, with a strong focus on helping clients communicate clearly across different languages and cultures. Known for being reliable, detail-oriented, and easy to work with, Godswill excels in adapting content for target markets while preserving meaning, tone, and domain-specific terminology. Professional background encompasses corporate communication, digital publishing, training materials, ERP content, and AI response evaluation. Whether handling complex terminology or ensuring style-guide compliance, Godswill consistently produces clear, natural, and client-ready copy that meets strict quality standards and deadlines.
KoreanFrench
Service areas
Korean14 statesArizonaArkansasCaliforniaIllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMichiganMississippiMissouriNevadaOhioOregonTennessee
French14 statesArizonaArkansasCaliforniaIllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMichiganMississippiMissouriNevadaOhioOregonTennessee
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GH

Gilsoon H.

Translator

Language pairs: English into Korean, Korean into English, English into Vietnamese

Gilsoon is a professional translator with ten years of experience delivering high-quality services including translation, editing, proofreading, subtitling, and transcription. Holding a Bachelor of Arts degree, Gilsoon specializes in legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, IT, business, general, and educational fields. The primary language pairs include English to Korean, Korean to English, and English to Vietnamese. Fluent in Korean and English since high school, Gilsoon also possesses Vietnamese proficiency developed through formal university study. Expertise extends to the proficient use of industry-standard computer-assisted translation tools such as Trados, MemoQ, and Memsource to ensure optimal quality and consistency. Gilsoon is equipped to handle projects of varying scales across diverse subject matters with precision and reliability.
KoreanVietnamese
Service areas
Korean14 statesArizonaArkansasCaliforniaConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina
Vietnamese14 statesArizonaArkansasCaliforniaConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina
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MR

Marillia R.

Translator

Language pairs: English into Portuguese (Brazil), French into Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America) into Portuguese (Brazil), Italian into Portuguese (Brazil)

Marillia is an accomplished translator with nineteen years of experience delivering high-quality linguistic solutions across diverse industries. Holding a BA in Arts and Language Studies and a Post Graduate course in Translation, Marillia specializes in legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, IT, immigration, education, literary, scientific, and general business fields. The portfolio includes work for major global corporations in finance, energy, technology, and hospitality, as well as collaborations with leading translation agencies and humanitarian organizations. Expertise spans a wide array of complex projects, including patent applications, asset management reports, legal contracts, and clinical trial documentation such as patient-reported outcome materials and drug labeling. Marillia also possesses deep knowledge of the gaming, iGaming, esports, automotive, engineering, and luxury sectors, ensuring culturally relevant and accurate translations. Proficient language pairs include translation from English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Korean, and Portuguese into various target languages, with a strong focus on maintaining terminological clarity.
Portuguese (Brazil)FrenchSpanishItalianGermanChinese (Simplified)KoreanPortuguese (Portugal)
Service areas
Portuguese11 statesConnecticutHawaiiMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNew HampshireNorth DakotaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth Dakota
French11 statesConnecticutHawaiiMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNew HampshireNorth DakotaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth Dakota
Spanish11 statesConnecticutHawaiiMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNew HampshireNorth DakotaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth Dakota
Italian11 statesConnecticutHawaiiMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNew HampshireNorth DakotaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth Dakota
German11 statesConnecticutHawaiiMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNew HampshireNorth DakotaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth Dakota
Chinese11 statesConnecticutHawaiiMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaMontanaNew HampshireNorth DakotaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth Dakota
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FH

Friedrich H.

Translator

Language pairs: English into Korean, Korean into English

Friedrich is a professional translator with nine years of experience specializing in bidirectional English and Korean language pairs. Holding a graduate degree in Linguistics and an undergraduate degree in English and American Studies, Friedrich delivers premium translation, editing, and machine translation post-editing services. Expertise spans diverse sectors including legal, medical, technical, financial, marketing, IT, immigration, education, scientific, literary, and business fields. Highly disciplined and proficient in advanced cloud-based CAT platforms, Friedrich manages complex enterprise assets, technical manuals, and creative localization pipelines with precision. Key technical skills include SDL Trados Studio, memoQ, Smartcat, and rigorous linguistic quality assurance tools. With a proven track record of handling high-volume projects and maintaining strict delivery timelines, Friedrich ensures structural integrity and stylistic fluency for global markets while preserving code tags and variable placeholders.
Korean
Service areas
Korean14 statesArkansasConnecticutIdahoLouisianaMassachusettsMontanaNevadaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaTexas

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