Shanghainese is the Wu Chinese variety of Shanghai and its surrounding districts, distinct from the Mandarin that is China's official standard. Within the UK's large and long-settled Chinese community, Shanghainese speakers are a modest group; most British Chinese trace their roots to Hong Kong, Guangdong and Fujian, so Cantonese and Mandarin dominate. In practice, written translation for this community is handled in standard Chinese, and our work is mostly civil documents (birth, marriage and death certificates) for Home Office and UKVI settlement and citizenship applications, academic transcripts assessed by UK ENIC, and court or commercial papers. Mandarin interpreters cover most NHS and court settings. Shanghainese is spoken by around 14 million people, chiefly in and around Shanghai.
Prism Linguistics provides Shanghainese translation, interpreting and transcription across the UK in 300+ languages. Whether you need a certified document for the Home Office, a court interpreter, an NHS appointment or a business meeting, our vetted native-speaker linguists are ready to help.
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