Cambodian (Khmer) interpreting & translation services

Khmer, often called Cambodian in the United States, is the official language of Cambodia and is spoken by about 17 million people. Long Beach is home to the largest Cambodian community in the country, recognized as Cambodia Town, with further communities in Stockton, Fresno, Modesto, and San Diego. Khmer is a California court-designated language, reflecting steady demand in the state's courts and public agencies.

Many Cambodian Americans arrived as refugees, and older community members may have limited formal schooling in Khmer as well as limited English. Interpreters working in healthcare, mental health, social services, and workers' compensation settings need cultural sensitivity and patience alongside language skill. Focus Interpreting's Khmer interpreters are HIPAA-trained and experienced in these settings.

Khmer uses its own script, an abugida with no spaces between words, which makes typesetting and font handling a specialist task. Our certified Khmer translations of medical records, legal notices, benefits letters, and school communications are prepared by native translators and delivered with a certificate of accuracy; multilingual desktop publishing ensures the final layout renders correctly.