Aforek Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Hello, I have a bill ( hospital ) in thai language and my insurance wants the translation in my language ( or English ) I have tried to select the text in pdf and past it to Google translate , but it doesn't work ( letters unreadable ) do you have a solution, apart to have it translated by a professinal translator ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi3eddie Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 Why don't you ask the hospital for a bill in English language? Most will do. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Try it as an image, then use a FREE "OCR" online. (Optical character recognition) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 2 hours ago, soi3eddie said: Why don't you ask the hospital for a bill in English language? Most will do. I know, but it's my GF who paid, and she didn't think to this story of English ; I didn't tell her before, because I was sure that it would be in English ; next time , I go my self to the cashier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) If the print is clear/sharp, take a picture with the smartphone and feed it to the Google translate app ("Camera"/"Import"). I prefer this detour to directly taking picture with G.t. Try your best to get a clear picture, not blurry or askew. I have no idea why this route seems unavailable through the G.t. website(?). Most complicated detour: do a quality scan, copy that to the smartphone and feed it to G.t. app. The G.t. app will also show the Thai text evaluated by OCR. You can give that to your wife for proofread/compare/correct. Edited May 5, 2021 by KhunBENQ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Of course: if it's about a significant amount or the insurance does not accept, you have to find a professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, CharlieH said: Try it as an image, then use a FREE "OCR" online. (Optical character recognition) That's basically what the Google translate app on the smartphone does. And it has much improved over the years. I was surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetops Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Aforek said: I know, but it's my GF who paid, and she didn't think to this story of English Get her to translate it (using Google if necessary) and you write down what she says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Most hospitals will translate a bill into English, even after it's been paid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aforek Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: That's basically what the Google translate app on the smartphone does. And it has much improved over the years. I was surprised. I use GT on my computer, and yes, much improved : I have pasted a long text , rather complicated , from English to my language ( French ),and I can tell you the result was correct at 99.9% without spelling mistake I did what CharlieH said, result is good, and my health insurance has accept it next time, I shall pay myself and ask the bill in English 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I have translated things myself. There is no certification body in Thailand for translators. Just sign it and put your telephone number. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Email the hospital to ask for the bill in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starky Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I use a professional translator that charges @100 baht a page if you hit a brick wall and you can afford those sort of prices dm me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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