Arabic Translation
We translate from Arabic
- Instructions
- Manuals
- Agreements
- Bank statements
- Business presentations
- Charts
- Flowcharts
- Drawings
- and many more
English to Arabic and Arabic to English
Do you need professional English-to-Arabic translation services? We at HumanTranslation have all the infrastructure required to provide them: experts with appropriate credentials who are natives of Arabic, editors who will improve the text, and proofreaders who will leave a final touch on your translation to make it shine. All that, combined with attentive and considerate managers who monitor the progress of each project, allows us to produce high-quality texts within the deadlines and budget you set.
The same applies to Arabic to English translation services that you may need.
Certified Arabic Translation
Documents submitted to different governmental, educational, or juridical structures need to be provided with the so-called “certified translation” if their language differs from the official language of these institutions.
Standard and certified translations have certain differences:
- Certified translation is done by a certified translator (also known as a sworn translator). This is a professional who has appropriate credentials or a record in an official register of certified translators (this may differ from country to country).
- This kind of translation follows strict rules. The matter is that the translated documents submitted to official organizations are often used to make decisions, and it means that the information provided in them should be 100% accurate and reliable. There are two parameters here: accuracy and completeness.
- Accuracy means that the target document must not contain any distortions of the original meaning, and a certified translator is especially mindful of that. He or she asks the customer or document owner questions if something is unclear rather than just translating what is written.
- Completeness means the absence of omissions. If a certified translator has to choose between a graceful expression slightly lacking the original meaning and word-for-word rendering, the latter is a better choice. We are not talking about the violation of grammar rules, of course, but rather about attention to each word.
- Finally, the translator makes up a written statement to attest to the accuracy and completeness of the resulting document, and it is signed and sealed as it will be provided to the official institution along with the original and translation. These three elements actually make up the package called “certified translation”.
We at HumanTranslation provide certified translation of English and Arabic documents upon your request. Contact our manager to get a quote or ask any questions.
If you need a notarized translation, you should know that this is the next step after the certified translation process. You provide the package to the notary public (original, translation, and statement), and he or she certifies the translator’s identity.
Language Facts
- Arabic has the status of an official language in 22 countries and is spoken by approximately 300 million speakers worldwide.
- There are so many dialects of Arabic that estimates differ (most say there are about 30 of them)
- There are numerous Arabic borrowings in English: talisman, algebra, alcohol, algorithm, and guitar, to name just a few.
- Arabic distinguishes 14 stages of falling in love, from mild interest to overwhelming desire.
- Words are not capitalized in Arabic: they use quotation marks to stress something.
- There are hundreds of words to denote a camel in Arabic as they distinguish a frightened animal, for instance, or an animal that seems to be running away.
- The letter x, used in algebra to mark an unknown value, comes from the word shay which initially meant a thing.
- You will find only consonants in written Arabic as the vowels are marked by a character above the consonant. There are just 3 vowels, in fact, but each of them additionally possesses 5 variations, so you will never be bored learning Arabic.
- The first traces of Classic Arabic date back to the sixth century.
- You probably know that Arabic is written and read from right to left. However, Arabic figures are read from left to right!
Arabic Tips:
What makes a good translation? First of all, a high-quality source text. If this is a marketing piece of translation, for instance, and the original seems to convey some vague message that is hard to understand for the translator, it will be just as vague for the reader. Therefore, the customer should be prepared to work on the text to get a really good translation, and the translator should be ready to ask the customer to do so. This will make cooperation really beneficial – contrary to the “I-need-the-translation-quickly” approach that may not bear the fruit you want.
Ask the client about the country for which the translation is intended. The Arabic dialect required for Saudi Arabia will differ from the one appropriate for Egypt or Lebanon.
Most Arabic translations will require transcreation due to major cultural differences between English and Arab countries.
The target audience will determine the level of formality required in Arabic texts, so be sure to find out all the required information from the client.
The more important the translation, the higher quality should be agreed upon with the customer. High quality is achieved by editing, sometimes by several editors; it may add up to the cost, but it will finally pay off.
