Simultaneous interpreting is considered the most challenging type of oral translation. The interpreter must master the art of listening to text in the source language, instantly understand and translate it, and simultaneously speak it out loud in the target language. A simultaneous interpreter for Thai either provides real-time oral translation into Thai as a target language, or translates the Thai source into your target language. From Thai into English, and then into Spanish? We can also cater for the more unusual language combinations. Where there are no experts to cover the desired combination directly, we resort to our Thai relay interpreters.

Relay interpreting – the way to implement also the most exotic language combinations!
Relay interpreting is a special type of simultaneous interpreting. The interpretation likewise takes place in real time, but a first interpreter translates the original source text into a language understood by the second interpreter, who then in turn renders this translation in the target language. Not quite sure you understand?

Okay – let’s go back to the above example: Let’s assume the speech is given in Thai. Interpreter A hears the Thai original and speaks his/her English translation into the microphone. Interpreter B listens to the English version and speaks the Spanish translation that the target audience will hear through their headsets. It sounds complicated, but we make it easy for you. After more than 20 years of experience in all types of interpreting, we have routine enough to find a solution for all your needs.

Our TIP: Modest behavior brings success in business transactions
For business meetings in Southeast Asia, intercultural skills are indispensable.

When meeting for the first time, even at management level, it is customary to address each other by their first names. Nevertheless, title and position are extremely important to the Thais. So make sure you address the higher-ranking person first when greeting the other parties. Despite the hot weather in Thailand, the dress code specifies suit and tie for the men, and skirt/trouser suits for women. Brashness does not take you far in Thailand. Unassuming behavior, on the other hand, meets with approval. Do not raise your voice or boast of your achievements. While it is customary in Germany to address problems directly, in Thailand it is impolite to do so at the conference table, especially if a decision has already been made. If there is a need for changes, best make a private appointment with the decision-maker.