We’d love to help you connect with Hmong speakers through our Hmong interpreters.

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Most major languages are associated with a particular country (or multiple countries). This is particularly the case in Europe, where most countries are home to a relatively homogenous ethnolinguistic group. But around the world, there are languages spoken by millions of people that aren’t specific to any particular country. The Hmong people stand out as a prominent stateless people, united through their unique Hmong language.

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Though the Hmong people originated in southern Asia, today they can be found throughout the world, with significant Hmong-speaking communities in parts of the United States. Around 8 million people speak Hmong as their mother tongue, with several dialects sometimes considered separate languages. We here at TranslationServices.com have endeavored to make our Hmong interpretation services as representative as possible of the global Hmong-speaking community, covering a wide range of Hmong dialects with interpreters spread out across southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, the US (especially Minnesota and Wisconsin), and elsewhere.

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If you contact us today, you can get a free quote for our interpretation services for Hmong!

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Hmong: a proud language without a country

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With Hmong tracing its origins to southern China, where the lion’s share of native Hmong speakers still reside, you may assume it’s related to Mandarin and the other Sinitic languages of the land. To the untrained ear, it may even sound like it. But in fact, Hmong comes from an entirely separate language family called Hmong–Mien, which means it’s also unrelated to Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, and other major languages of Southeast Asia.

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While Hmong may not be related to its neighboring languages, it shares many of the hallmarks of languages from Mainland Southeast Asia, including a subject-verb-object word order (as in English) and a highly isolating structure. That means Hmong uses minimal inflection to express grammatical concepts; instead, it relies on particles and word order. Even verbal tenses, aspects, and moods are expressed through separate particle words rather than affixes on the verb itself. If you think this sounds simple, don’t be fooled—Hmong’s lack of grammatical markings can actually make the language more difficult to understand since it can make sentences ambiguous and more reliant on context.

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Wherever there are Hmong speakers, we offer Hmong interpretation services.

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Whether you’re in China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, the US, or anywhere else in the world, you’re welcome to take advantage of our Hmong interpretation services—either in person or online.

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Our on-site Hmong interpretation services are available over a wide geographical range, since we’ve hired experienced Hmong interpreters in the language’s many dialects from across the Hmong-speaking world. But if you’re not in a locale with a Hmong-speaking community, don’t worry—if you’re willing to cover their travel expenses, we can put one of our Hmong interpreters on a plane to your location.

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Remote interpretation services for Hmong are also a viable option. In this scenario, you can access the expertise of our Hmong interpretation professionals from anywhere in the world, as long as your internet or phone connection is stable. Whether you’re using a telecommunications app like Zoom or Skype or you’re staying old-school making a conference call on the telephone, you just have to add our Hmong interpreter to your call, and then you can enjoy professional Hmong interpretation services from anywhere in the world.

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Should you go with simultaneous or consecutive interpretation services?

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Our team of Hmong interpreters works with both simultaneous and consecutive interpretation, with different team members specialized in each type. They demand different skill sets, so it’s vital to inform us of the type you need.

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If you’re looking for faster, smoother interpretation for unilateral speech or a large conference with many participants, simultaneous interpretation services work best. Audience members or conference participants are given headphones tuned into a language-specific channel, and the interpreter relays the information in the target language as the original speaker is still talking in the source language. The disadvantage is that it’s extremely tiring for the interpreter and is more prone to mistakes than consecutive interpretation.

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If you’re looking for more precise and dynamic interpretation for multidirectional conversations, such as small business meetings or conferences or one-on-one interviews, you should go with consecutive interpretation services. Here, the interpreter is, in some sense, part of the conversation, with the speakers constantly pausing to let the interpreter translate what they’ve said. The disadvantage is that it takes longer, and since speakers can only say a sentence or two at a time, it impedes the free flow of thoughts and conversation.

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Tap into our Hmong interpreters’ expertise on a variety of subjects.

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If your speech, presentation, business meeting, interview, or other communication contains niche subjects or technical vocabulary, you may be worried about the accuracy of our Hmong interpretation services. Don’t be! Our team is remarkably diverse, boasting Hmong interpreters who double as experts in other fields. So, if you need a subject-matter expert in a particular discipline, all you have to do is let us know.

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It’s never been easier to communicate with Hmong speakers in their native language. To discuss your Hmong interpretation needs, get in touch with us today!