Translation and language work
Translated, adapted,
reviewed, transcribed, taught.
Thirty-four services between English and Persian, listed below with the published rate where one applies.
Where a published rate applies the tier is named, and the rates page gives the figure; everything else is quoted on request. Directions are set out on language pairs.
Translation
- General and personal documentsTier ACorrespondence, message logs, receipts, personal records, and informal business material.
- Civil and official documentsPer pageCertificates, identity documents, and registry records, counted by the 250-word page.
- Academic and humanitiesTier CScholarly articles, theses, research, and social-science texts.
- Commercial and institutionalTier DContracts, business reports, grant applications, non-profit and NGO material.
- Arts, culture, and heritageTier EExhibition and catalogue texts, architecture, criticism, museum and archival records.
- Literary translationTier GContracted separately, settling credit, copyright, royalty, and public lending right.
- Declaration of AccuracyNo feeSigned and attached to every delivery.
- Affidavit of AccuracyCA$35 + notarySworn before a notary public, lawyer, or commissioner for taking affidavits.
- Back-translationOn requestA finished translation rendered back into its source language, so a reviewer can check it against the original.
- Gist or summary translationOn requestWhat a document says, in summary, for triaging a large set before committing to full translation.
Localization and adaptation
- Software and application localizationTier FInterface strings, system messages, and in-product text.
- Website localizationTier FPage copy, navigation, and metadata.
- Game localizationTier FDialogue, interface, and item text.
- TranscreationTier FMarketing and campaign copy rewritten to work in the target language rather than rendered literally.
- SubtitlingTier FTranslated subtitles, timed to the footage.
- CaptioningOn requestSame-language captions, including sound description for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.
- Voice-over and dubbing scriptsOn requestTranslated scripts adapted for reading aloud, and timed where dubbing requires it.
- Internationalization reviewOn requestWhether a product is ready to be localized: extracted strings, plural handling, date and number formats.
- Right-to-left interface reviewOn requestLayout, alignment, and mirroring for Persian in an interface built for English.
- Persian typography consultingOn requestTypeface selection, line settings, and text that mixes Persian with Latin script.
Review and quality
- RevisionOn requestA finished translation compared against its source, sentence by sentence.
- ProofreadingOn requestTarget text only: spelling, punctuation, consistency, and typography.
- Machine-translation post-editingOn requestRaw machine output brought to publishable standard, light or full.
- Translation quality assessmentOn requestA written evaluation of a translation, for a dispute or a vendor decision.
- Terminology consistency auditOn requestWhether terms, names, and figures hold across a set of documents.
Audio and transcription
- TranscriptionPer audio minutePersian or English audio written out as text.
- Transcription with translationOn requestTranscribed, then translated, delivered as one file or as two.
- Subtitle and transcript filesOn requestTime-coded output as SRT or VTT, ready for an editor or a player.
Teaching, research, and consulting
- Persian language instructionOn requestOne-to-one or small group, for English speakers learning Persian, with materials prepared for the learner.
- Curriculum and materials developmentOn requestCourse structure, lesson materials, and assessment for a language program.
- Workshop facilitationOn requestConversation and speaking sessions, run alone or with volunteer facilitators.
- Linguistic consultingOn requestAdvice on language questions arising inside a research project.
- Language-data annotationOn requestLabelling and checking Persian or English text for research and dataset work.
- Expert review of Persian contentOn requestPersian material in a manuscript or publication read for accuracy before it goes to print.
The practice, in six parts
01About MeWhere I am from, the languages I work in, and the work beside the translation.
02Language PairsIranian Persian both ways, Dari and Tajik into English only. Where Arabic fits, and where it does not.
03RatesAll seven tiers, both columns, the surcharges, the minimums, and how the count is taken.
04AttestationDeclaration, affidavit, and the certification question answered plainly.
05ProcessIntake, quotation, acceptance, translation, delivery, invoice. Where the deadline starts.
06ConfidentialityExpiring encrypted links, Swiss mail, disclosure, and how long the obligations last.
Begin
The intake form asks the questions that scope disputes usually begin with. It takes a few minutes, and it replaces printing, filling, signing, scanning, and posting anything back.