Welsh Consecutive and Face-to-Face Interpreting Service In Shropshire

Forms of Welsh interpreting

There are a number of forms of interpreting, but you can roughly place them within 2 categories:

• Consecutive
• Simultaneous

Consecutive interpreting is when one person speaks in one language, leaves a pause, and meanwhile the interpreter will verbally interpret what has been said in the other language.

Simultaneous interpreting is much more intense. Two interpreters will work in tandem delivering the interpretation at the same time as the speech.

Forms of Welsh consecutive interpreting

• Face-to-face
• Remote via video link
• Via telephone

Our Welsh face-to-face interpreters will travel on-site to help you communicate with your overseas visitors. We have interpreters based all over the UK (and beyond!) and so we will send the closest available to your location.

If you need an interpreter to attend via Zoom (or a similar platform), we can arrange this too. Just let us know what day, what time and send us the link so that the interpreter can join.

We also offer Welsh consecutive interpreters via telephone. This service is actually available in over 200 languages, 24/7, 365 days of the year. Just visit our telephone interpreting page to find out more.

Our Welsh interpreters

Our vetted interpreters can speak at least two languages, they understand the need for punctuality and compliance with any security or other matters when on clients’ premises.

Our Welsh consecutive interpreters must generally have appropriate qualifications or be able to demonstrate a minimum of 200 days relevant work over a period of five years. Depending on the sensitivity of the subject matter, we are also able to provide interpreters with various levels of security clearances:

• Counter terrorist check
• DBS enhanced certificate
• DBS standard certificate
• Disclosure Northern Ireland certificate enhanced
• Disclosure Scotland enhanced
• Disclosure Scotland standard
• Home Office security clearance
• MoD security clearance
• Police clearance

We assign a project manager to every assignment to ensure the project runs smoothly and is delivered on time and within budget.
Just let us know how we can help you.

In what sort of settings do our Welsh consecutive interpreters work?

• Documentary and film makers’ studios
• Courts
• Police stations
• Solicitors’ offices
• Hospitals
• Surgeries
• Business meetings
• Human resources meetings
• Immigration centres
• Schools
• Tours
• Weddings

How is the cost for Welsh consecutive interpreting calculated?

The cost depends whether the interpreter will need to attend on-site or via video link.
The cost depends on availability of particular interpreters on date and time in question.

Get in touch with one of our lovely project managers and they would be very happy to discuss all the available options with you.

Do also take a look at the security procedures and infrastructure we already have in place to protect your data.

While you’re here… some quite interesting facts about the Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages. It is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as “Cambrian”, “Cambric” and “Cymric”. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded that the percentage of all people aged three and over living in Wales who could speak Welsh had decreased from 20.8% to 19% as compared to 2001. Despite an increase in the overall size of the Welsh population, this meant that the number of Welsh speakers in Wales dropped from 582,000 in 2001 to 562,000 in 2011. However, this figure was still much higher than 508,000 or 18.7% of people who said they could speak Welsh in 1991. According to the Welsh Language Use Survey 2013-15, 24% of people aged three and over living in Wales were able to speak Welsh. The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales, making it the only language that is de jure official in any part of the United Kingdom, English being de facto official.

Where is Welsh most widely spoken?