Working together with our experienced and qualified translators, voiceover artists, interpreters, audiovisual translators, transcribers and subtitlers, we offer a wide range of language services.
Available in over 200 languages in:
- Darlington
- Durham
- Hartlepool
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Billingham
- Sunderland
- Gateshead
- Washington
and throughout County Durham our linguists can get you heard in any language of your choice. While we do not offer a walk-in service in County Durham , we are only one phone call away from discussing your language requirements. Our Urdu linguists are based all around the world so we can connect you remotely, or for situations where you need an on-site Urdu linguist, we can quickly check our network of local professionals to see who is the closest to you.
Qualified and experienced Urdu simultaneous interpreters
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. Because of the intense nature of simultaneous interpreting, the interpreters need to cover each other during regular breaks to ensure no disruption of the service.
Each interpreter will speak their own language plus one other completely fluently. They usually feel comfortable interpreting in both (sometimes three) directions.
For conferences taking place in County Durham, the interpreters will generally sit in special language interpreting booths or if providing the service remotely via video link, they will use dedicated interpreting channels.
Urdu whispered interpreting or chuchotage
This is a lower tech version. The interpretation is delivered simultaneously but without the aid of any equipment such as a booth, microphones and headsets. The interpreters literally whisper. For obvious reasons, this form of interpreting isnโt always practical or desirable.
Simultaneous interpreting equipment for venues in County Durham
We can also supply and setup all the simultaneous interpreting equipment you may need.
The equipment is designed especially for events where simultaneous interpreters will be working using wireless infra-red transmitters and headsets to relay the speaker to all interpreters, without any need for extra cabling. A trained technician will install, operate and remove the system at the end of the conference. We also provide portable ISO approved booths for the interpreters where a mobile solution may be more appropriate such as a factory visit.
Our Urdu simultaneous interpreters
Working in teams of two, our experienced simultaneous interpreters work at conferences and venues in County Durham and elsewhere around the world. Our simultaneous interpreters must be able to supply evidence relating to skill in:
- a native tongue;
- a language other than the interpreterโs native language, of which he or she has a perfect command and into which he or she works from one or more of his or her other languages;
- any languages of which the interpreter has a complete understanding and from which he or she works.
Urdu simultaneous or consecutive interpreter?
Under what circumstances would you choose a Urdu simultaneous interpreting team over a consecutive interpreter?
A consecutive interpreting solution may work better for small meeting places where perhaps one person present does not understand the source language. This could be in situations like a human resources meeting, a meeting with a solicitor or a court hearing.
For circumstances where there may be a larger number of people needing to understand each other and almost instantaneous comprehension of the words without a time delay is necessary, a simultaneous interpreting solution would be more appropriate. This might occur at conferences, events, congresses and other mainly formal meetings where a number of people attending will speak different languages.
How is the cost for simultaneous interpreting calculated?
- The cost depends on the language(s)
- The cost depends whether the interpreter will need to attend on-site in County Durham or via video link.
- The cost depends on availability of particular interpreters on date and time in question.
- The cost depends on whether we are providing simultaneous interpreting equipment
While youโre here… some quite interesting facts about the Urdu language.
Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language with about 104 million speakers, including those who speak it as a second language. It is the national language of Pakistan and is closely related to and mutually intelligible with Hindi, though a lot of Urdu vocabulary comes from Persian and Arabic, while Hindi contains more vocabulary from Sanskrit. Linguists consider Standard Urdu and Standard Hindi to be different formal registers both derived from the Khari Boli dialect, which is also known as Hindustani. At an informal spoken level there are few significant differences between Urdu and Hindi and they could be considered varieties a single language. Urdu is also spoken in Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Fiji, Germany, Guyana, India, Malawi, Mauritius, Nepal, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, the UAE, the UK and Zambia. Urdu has been written with a version of the Perso-Arabic script since the 12th century and is normally written in Nastaliq style. The word Urdu is Turkish for ‘foreign’ or ‘horde’. Courtesy of Omniglot
Where is Urdu most widely spoken?
Pakistan and India (Jammu and Kashmir, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Telangana). Urdu is a recognised minority language in South Africa.Get in touch with one of our lovely project managers and they would be very happy to discuss all the available options with you.
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