Kurdish Transcription and Translation from Audio or Video
We can provide a direct translation from any Kurdish audio or video file into English.
The linguist will listen to the Kurdish speech on the audio or video file and will provide a direct written translation into English much in the same way as an interpreter would interpret what he or she hears verbally.
Our Kurdish translators and transcriptionists can include speaker labels and time codes, depending on your requirement.
The quality and speed of output will depend on the clarity of the source media file, so if you’re starting from scratch, please obtain the best quality recording possible.
Professional direct translation from Kurdish AUDIO/VIDEO into English
We can provide a direct translation from any Kurdish audio or video file into English. Unless required, no accompanying Kurdish transcript is produced.
Time stamps
Our Kurdish direct translation service includes 5-minute time code markers as standard. We can however increase the frequency if required to every minute/every 10 seconds/every sentence/every change of speaker, and with some languages, even every word is possible.
Source media file formats – Kurdish audio and video
We can handle just about any input format including:
Youtube and Vimeo links, AAC, ACT, AIFC, AIFF, AMR, APE, AU, CAF, DCT, DVS, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP2, MP3, UPC, MSV, QCP, RA/RM, SHN, SPX, VOC, VOX, WAV, WMA, 3G2, 3GP, ASF, AV1, DivX, DV, FLV, M4V, MKV, MOV, MP4, MPEG, WMV
Industry-specific Kurdish transcription and direct Kurdish translation service
We have industry-specific Kurdish translators and transcribers covering a wide range of material including:
- Kurdish transcription and/or direct translation from Kurdish to English of footage for tv production companies
- Kurdish transcription and/or direct translation from Kurdish to English of academic research material for universities and libraries
- Kurdish transcription and/or direct translation from Kurdish to English of oral histories
- Kurdish transcription and/or direct translation from Kurdish to English of court tapes, police interviews, immigration interviews and solicitor/client meetings.
Confidentiality
Our carefully vetted Kurdish audio typists, transcriptionists and translators are bound by a non-disclosure agreement to keep all material confidential, but we are happy to sign additional non-disclosure agreements if required.
Rates
- Kurdish subtitling rates start from £9.99 + VAT per source video minute
- Kurdish same language transcription rates start from £3.99 per source audio/video minute
- Kurdish language direct translation from audio/video rates start from £6.99 per source audio/video minute.
- Please note these rates are a broad indication only. Minimum charges apply, and rates will vary depending on audio quality, number of speakers, subject matter, volume, etc.
Please note: VAT is chargeable for our UK clients. We are able to provide quotations in GB pounds, US Dollars or Euros.
Please refer to our client feedback page to learn more about the unbeatable direct translation from Kurdish audio or video service we offer.
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If you have a project you would like to discuss, do please call us on +44 (0)1544 388040 or contact us via our free Quote & File Uploads form.
WHILE YOU’RE HERE... SOME QUITE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE Kurdish LANGUAGE
The Kurdish language is related to Persian (or Farsi), the language spoken in Iran. Kurdish, like Persian, has also borrowed many words from the Arabic language. Until 1991, it was illegal to speak Kurdish in Turkey except at home. The skillful use of language is highly valued by Kurds. Cleverness and a command of poetry are considered important skills. Population estimates for the Kurds range from 5 million to 22 million. More Kurds live in Turkey than anywhere else. They are the second-largest ethnic group in Turkey, Iraq, and Syria. They are the third-largest group (after Azerbaijanis) in Iran. Kurds also live in Lebanon, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, and other places across Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia. Although they live among them, Kurds are ethnically unrelated to Turks, Arabs, and Iranians.
Courtesy of Everyculture
Kurdish SAMPLE TEXT
There are three main varieties of Kurdish:
Kurmanji (spoken in Turkey, Syria, northern Iraq and northwestern Iran by about 15-20 million people).
Hemû mirov azad û di weqar û mafan de wekhev tên dinyayê. Ew xwedî hiş û şuûr in û divê li hember hev bi zihniyeteke bratiyê bilivin.
Sorani (spoken in Iraqi Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Province of Iran by about 6-7 million people).
واوی قووچاو
Pehlewani (spoken by about 3 million people in Kermanshah and Ilam provinces in north western Iran, and in the Khanaqin district in eastern Iraq).
کوردی خوارین;
The Kurdish language is written using the Latin script (mostly in Turkey and Syria).
The Perso-Arabic script is used mostly in Iraq and Iran.
AND LASTLY, A Kurdish tongue twister
Çume çemmî Çeqan, Çeqel çeltûkî eteqan.