Get a quote

Tetun

Tetum voice-over

Native Tetum voice actors, cast for your audience and directed by our team. You hear a shortlist and approve a written quote before recording.

Tell us about your project

Samples

We send Tetum samples chosen for your script.

Request Tetum samples

Real human voices

  1. Human

    Real human voices

    Every voice is a professional actor in a booth. No synthetic voices.

  2. Native

    Their first language

    Cast from speakers who grew up with the language your audience speaks.

  3. Directed

    A director on every line

    We listen for meaning, pace and pronunciation in the session, not after it.

Tetum voices

No public Tetum demos yet. We record samples on your own lines instead.

Samples on your own lines

Send a few lines of your script and we come back with Tetum voices reading them.

Tell us about your project

What Tetum voice-over is hired for

  • Timor-Leste

    Tetum and Portuguese are the official languages.

  • Public and health information

    Agencies and NGOs publish audio.

  • The diaspora

    Communities in Australia and Portugal.

Typical projects

  • Public bodies
  • NGOs and aid bodies
  • Telecoms and banks
  • Education providers

Tetum in a voice-over brief

Tetum is the national language of Timor-Leste, alongside Portuguese, and the Tetum used in the capital, Dili, has absorbed many Portuguese words. Written in Latin letters, it is relatively easy to read aloud but the pool of professional voices is small, so availability comes first. Public information, health campaigns and education are the main uses. We ask whether the text is in Tetum Dili or a regional variety, how Portuguese names should sound and whether Portuguese or Indonesian versions will be recorded as well.

Accent and direction notes

What our director listens for in a Tetum session.

  1. Portuguese loans

    Tetum borrows many Portuguese words.

  2. Small voice pool

    Availability is confirmed before quoting.

  3. Beside Portuguese

    Many campaigns run in both.

What casting decides in Tetum

  • Tetum or Portuguese

    Different audiences.

  • Register

    Public information is plain.

How we work

  1. Casting

    We shortlist voices for your language, audience and tone, and explain the difference between them. You choose, and approve a written quote.

  2. Direction

    A director runs the session against your brief: meaning, pace and every agreed pronunciation. You can listen in remotely.

  3. Delivery

    Every file is checked against the script word by word and technically, then delivered in your format and naming.

What decides the price

No price list: every quote is written for your project and states usage and the delivery date.

Length
Word count or running time of the finished audio.
Use and territory
Internal, online or broadcast; where it runs and for how long.
Voice
Some languages and voice profiles are scarcer than others.
Picture and files
Recording to timecode, splitting and naming add work.

Tetum voice-over questions

Can you add Portuguese?

Yes.

How many voices exist?

We confirm before quoting.

Who reviews?

A native reviewer.

Related languages

Tell us about your Tetum project

Four questions. A draft script or a word count is enough; you get a written quote before anything is recorded.

Tell us about your project

Get a quote