Translated, adapted,
reviewed, transcribed, taught.
Thirty-three 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.
- 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.
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