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Arabic translations offer no particular issues
or difficulties to a professional Arabic translator, neither
for Arabic to English translation, nor for English to Arabic
translation. Nevertheless, the differences between Arabic and
Western traditions, thought and culture do create challenges
when dealing with certain concepts and subject areas. However
experienced Arabic-English translators are familiar with the
techniques and approaches needed to overcome these issues.
Arabic is written from right to left – the opposite direction to English. Most Arabic letters are attached to one another, even when printed, and their appearance changes depending on which letters they are connected to.
Several Arabic fonts are supplied with Windows 2000 and XP, so Arabic translations can be supplied as standard Microsoft Office documents – Word, Excel, PowerPoint. However due to Arabic running from right to left and therefore being mainly right justified, our experience is that the formatting of documents can sometimes change from computer to computer and system to system. For this reason Arabic translations created in Microsoft Word are generally also supplied as pdf files.
Arabic Typesetting
The immediate issue in typesetting Arabic is that English graphic
design programs cannot take Arabic fonts, and Middle Eastern
versions of the programs are required. Arabic typesetting for
English language clients is therefore normally provided as outlined
eps files placed in the English design file.
The other immediate issue with Arabic typesetting is that because the language reads from right to left, the order and/or layout of English artwork frequently needs to be amended prior to typesetting an Arabic translation.
Beyond these issues Arabic typesetting is relatively straight forward, although space can become a problem as Arabic has both superscripted and subscripted diacritics, meaning lines of Arabic text require greater leading and take up more vertical space than English text.
Arabic Translations & Typesetting - Our Advantages:
The Best Arabic Translators
We use only experienced, professionally qualified Arabic translators with a proven track record of consistent professional-quality work.
Quality Assurance
All Arabic translations undergo full checking and proofing procedures to ensure accuracy and eliminate ‘human error’. All typesetting is double checked and subject to translator sign off before delivery.
Confidentiality
Full confidentiality of all material is guaranteed at all times.
Arabic Language Experience!
We have over 20 years experience translating and typesetting all types of materials in over 80 languages.
