Kurdish Transcription Service

Our Kurdish transcriptionists, Kurdish audio typists and copy typists can produce verbatim transcripts where every word is recorded, or intelligent verbatim transcripts where any unnecessary utterances are excluded.

Speaker labels can be included as can time codes, depending on your requirement.

Professional same language Kurdish transcription services

With our same language Kurdish transcription service, our Kurdish transcribers will work from either audio or video files and will transcribe the Kurdish speech in Kurdish. 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 transcription 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 service

We have industry-specific Kurdish transcriptionists covering a wide range of material including Kurdish transcription and/or direct translation from Kurdish to English of:

  • footage for tv production companies
  • academic research material for universities and libraries
  • oral histories
  • court tapes
  • police interviews
  • immigration interviews
  • 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 Kurdish transcription 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 and 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.