Handwritten letter translationFrom Images

Translation of handwritten letters from photos

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  • If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.

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Translation of handwritten letters from photos

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Translation from photos: a product label from Japanese

Client: an online shop importing Japanese skincare. Task: translate the label on the back of a bottle from two photos, keeping the layout so it can be printed as a sticker. Not a certified translation.

On the labelTranslation
薬用 美白化粧水Medicated brightening lotion
内容量 150mLContents: 150 mL
ご使用方法How to use
洗顔後、適量を手またはコットンにとり、顔全体になじませてください。After washing your face, apply a suitable amount to your hands or a cotton pad and smooth over the whole face.
ご注意Caution
お肌に合わないときはご使用をおやめください。Stop using if it does not suit your skin.
直射日光の当たる場所に保管しないでください。Do not store in direct sunlight.
製造販売元Manufacturer and distributor

Also marked: one line on the second photo was blurred, so it is shown as [unreadable] rather than guessed. The ingredient list follows the international INCI names.

The client and all details are made up.

About this service

Letters from relatives in another country, old family correspondence or a postcard in a language you do not read: we first transcribe the handwriting from your photos, then translate it so the voice of the writer comes through. Uncertain words are marked in both versions, and old place names, forms of address and references the family would know are explained in short notes.

What is included

  • What you getThe typed original and the translation for each letter, with [?] on uncertain words and short notes on names, places and old expressions.
  • Transcription firstThe original typed as written
  • Faithful translationThe writer's tone and phrasing kept
  • Uncertain words markedIn both versions, never guessed
  • Notes on names and placesOld names and forms of address explained
  • Dates foundLetter dates listed for ordering, from Standard

How it works

  1. 1
    UploadYou photograph the letters
  2. 2
    TranscriptionWe type the original handwriting
  3. 3
    TranslationWe translate and add notes

What we need from you

Photos of the letters, the language they are written in if you know it, the target language, and family names or places to expect.

We will ask you:

  • What language are the letters in, if you know?
  • Into which language should we translate?
  • Who wrote them and roughly when?

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PackagesBasicUp to 2 pages$12StandardUp to 5 pages$25PremiumUp to 10 pages$45
Deadline1 day2 days3 days
Revisions123
Handwritten pagesup to 2up to 5up to 10
Typed originalYesYesYes
Notes on names and placesNoYesYes
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Payment protection

You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.

  • Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
  • The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
  • Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
  • Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
  • Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
  • Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
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Questions and answers

Can you read very old handwriting?

Often yes, but faded ink and old scripts make it harder. Words we cannot read with confidence are marked, not invented.

Can I just get the translation without the original?

We always include the typed original, because it lets you or a relative check the reading of names.

How many letters fit in one order?

Up to 5 photos per order. A short letter or postcard usually fits on one photo.

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