Do you handle both Guangzhou and Hong Kong Cantonese?

Yes — no need to declare a region; we follow the accent we actually hear. The transcript is in simplified characters with the Cantonese forms kept as spoken. For now Cantonese is handled as a two-person interview (one asking, one answering); group discussions aren't supported yet.

What about code-switching into English or local terms?

Mixed-in English and local terms are transcribed as heard; anything the engines aren't sure about is flagged for you to confirm or replace.

How fast, and how is it billed?

An hour of audio is usually ready within 30 minutes; Transcribe Cloud is $6.00 an hour in all 28 languages (or subscribe to a monthly plan), prorated to the second, rate locked at upload, failed jobs never billed.

Language page · Cantonese

Cantonese interview transcripts you can actually trust.

From Guangzhou to Hong Kong — every uncertain word is flagged for you to confirm.

Cantonese $6.00/hr · prorated to the second · every doubt flagged

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Demo · 38:20In review · 1

04:12

Interviewer: 你哋平时喺边度买餸㗎？

04:19

Interviewee: 我哋多数喺百佳买，近住屋企，收工之后都仲开紧。

Engines disagreeChecked online

“百佳”

Engines heard: 百家 ×2 · 百加 ×1 · 百佳 ×1

Web lookup: a supermarket chain by that name

The count says “百家”. Verified: it’s 百佳, a supermarket chain. Your call.

Confirm ✓Replace

4 engines · 1 web check · 1 to confirm

What makes it hard

What makes Cantonese hard.

Cantonese wording and accents

Guangzhou and Hong Kong speech differ in sound and wording, and forms like 嘅, 佢 and 唔 are exactly where generic tools quietly rewrite it as Mandarin. We keep the Cantonese forms and follow the accent we actually hear.

Cantonese–English mixing

Hong Kong interviews drop English words constantly; they stay as English rather than being transliterated, and wherever our engines disagree it's flagged for you.

Names and places

Key entities are verified against the open web; what can't be verified is flagged for you.

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Pricing

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Cantonese

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