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Interpreting

Professional interpreters play a crucial role in today’s globalised world and OSW can provide a wide range of high-quality interpreting services. Whether you request an interpreter for a court hearing or you organise a business conference, we will provide the right interpreter for you.

Our experienced interpreters are always keeping in mind that they are the only link between people from different backgrounds and cultures who are speaking different languages, always giving their best to enable a smooth communication, not by translating every single word, but by transferring the message and the idea behind the words.

Professional interpreting services

Conference Interpreting

You are organizing an international conference? OSW provides you with highly qualified and reliable conference interpreters for your conferences and meetings.

Simultaneous Interpreting

Experienced simultaneous interpreters with the necessary knowledge and interpreting skills to guarantee an accurate transfer of the meaning behind the spoken words.

Consecutive Interpreting

We provide interpreters with excellent concentration, memory and understanding to ensure a smooth communication between the parties involved.

Whispering Interpreting

Whispering interpreting is a great solution for small meetings, social events or dinners. Call or email us and we will provide you with an expert in that particular field.

Liaison/Community Interpreting

You need someone to “liaise” between two languages to two or more people? This would the right choice for informal situations, at the request of doctors, lawyers…

Telephone Interpreting

International negotiations with a business partner on the other side of the planet are not an issue anymore. We provide telephone interpreting anywhere at any time.

Interpreting in over 80 languages

Here at OSW, we cover all the world languages. We provide interpreting services in all major languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, Polish, Spanish or Urdu, as well as the minority languages, such as Amharic, Gujarati, Tigrinya, etc.

A highly skilled interpreter can be integral to the succes of your business meeting or a court case so it is worth doing right. The interpreters we provide are highly experienced and have knowledge of the interpreting vocabulary that is specific to your particular assignment.

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✔ Available in every language

✔ Professionally qualified

✔ 20 years of experience

✔ Interpreters available in every country

✔ Organised efficiently

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Interesting Facts

Industry Specific terms

ATC
Association of Translation Companies.

BS EN 15038
Is the first European standard to set out the requirements for the provision of quality services by translation service providers (TSPs). It charts the best practice processes involved in providing a translation service through commissioning, translation, review, project management and quality control, to delivery.

DPSI
Diploma in Public Service Interpreting, a qualification for interpreters to demonstrate their professional level skills in public service interpreting.

DTP
Desktop Publishing, also referred to as typesetting.

Interpreting
Oral translatation or translation into a sign language of the words of a person speaking a different language.

Localisation
Relates to the act of modifying something to make it both usable and suitable to a target market.

Machine translation
Translation produced automatically by a machine rather than by a human translator.

Minimum Charge
Lowest possible cost for service, usually covering up to 250 words for translation, or three hours or interpreting.

Right-to-Left Languages
Languages whose writing systems read from right to left, rather than left to right like English. Examples include Arabic, Farsi and Urdu.

Source Language
The original language of the document.

Subtitling
Textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs.

Target Audience
The primary group of people that something is intended for.

Target Language
The language into which you wish to translate.

Transcription
Something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation.

Translation
The act or process of translating, especially from one language into another.

Translation Memory
A database that stores segments that have been previously translated, which can then be used for future translations to guarentee consistency.

Transliteration
The writing of a foreign word in the script of another language so that it phonetically matches the original language.

Typesetting
In the translation industry, this means placing translated text into the same style, layout and original document as the source text.

Word count
The number of words in a document.

Languages by Country

Albania Albanian

Algeria French, Arabic

Argentina Spanish

Australia English

Austria German

Azerbaijan Azeri

Belarus Belarusian, Russian

Belgium Flemish (Dutch), French, German

Bolivia Spanish

Bosnia-Herzigovina Bosnian

Brazil Brazilian Portuguese

Bulgaria Bulgarian

Canada English, French

Chile Spanish

China Mandarin, Cantonese

Croatia Croat

Cyprus Greek, Turkish

Czech Republic Czech

Denmark Danish

Ecuador Spanish

Egypt Arabic

Estonia Estonian

Finland Finnish

France French

Georgia Georgian

Germany German

Greece Greek

Hungary Hungarian

Iceland Icelandic

India Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi

Indonesia Indonesian

Iran Farsi, Persian,

Iraq Arabic, Kurdish Sorani, Kurdish Kirmanji

Ireland English, Irish

Israel Hebrew, Arabic

Italy Italian

Ivory Coast French, Dioula, Adjoukrou,

Jamaica English

Japan Japanese

Jordan Arabic

Kazakhstan Kazakh

Kenya Swahiili (also known as Kiswahili)

Latvia Latvian

Lithuania Lithuanian

Luxembourg Luxembourgish, French, German

Macedonia Macedonian

Malaysia Malaysian

Malta Maltese, English, Italian

Mexico Spanish

Mongolia Mongolian

Morocco Arabic, French

Nepal Nepalese (also known as Nepali)

New Zealand English

Niger French

Nigeria Igbo (Ibo), Hausa, Yoruba

North Korea Korean

Norway Norwegian

Pakistan Urdu

Philippines Tagalog (also known as Filipino, Philippino)

Poland Polish

Portugal Portuguese

Qatar Arabic

Romania Romanian

Russia Russian

Rwanda Kinyarwanda

Saudi Arabia Arabic

Senegal Tshiluba (also known as Ciluba, Luba Kasai)

Serbia-Montenegro Serbian

Singapore English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil

Slovakia Slovak

Slovenia Slovenian

Somalia Somali

Somaliland Somali, Arabic and English

South Africa Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans

South Korea Korean

Spain Spanish (Castillian), Catalan, Basque, Galician

Sri Lanka Tamil, Sinhala (Sinhalese)

Sudan Arabic and English

Sweden Swedish

Switzerland German, French, Italian

Syria Arabic

Taiwan Taiwanese

Thailand Thai

The Netherlands Dutch

Tibet Tibetan

Tunisia Arabic, French

Turkey Turkish

Uganda Luganda, Lusoga

Ukraine Ukrainian, Russian

United Arab Emirates Arabic

United Kingdom English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic

United States English

Uzbekistan Uzbek

Venezuela Spanish

Vietnam Vietnamese

Zimbabwe Shona, Ndebele

Types of Interpreting

Simultaneous Interpreting

• Most effective for large meetings and conferences.

• Requires specialised equipment: all contributions are relayed by microphone to the team of interpreters working from soundproof booths within the room – their interpretation is then transmitted back to the delegates through individual headsets.

• At least two interpreters per language in a booth who each interpret for thirty minutes. When not interpreting, the other interpreter will stay in the booth and prepare for the next speech and help the other interpreter if necessary.

• A high level of education, training and preparation is required on the part of interpreters in order to carry out the skill of simultaneous interpreting.

Consecutive Interpreting

• Most efficient at meetings and presentations with a small audience.

• The interpreter needs to have excellent concentration, memory and understanding.

• Samples of situations when consecutive interpreting is used are question and answer sessions, presentations, press conferences, speeches, court hearings, conference calls and interviews.

• The interpreter takes notes while a participant speaks, and an interpretation is then rendered after the speaker has finished, or at appropriate intervals during the speech.

• No specialist technical equipment is required.

Whispering Interpreting

• Whispering interpreting or ‘chuchotage’ is usually only used when one or two people do not understand the source language.

• This type of interpreting is useful for one-to-one or small meetings, walking visits, tours or during social events and dinners.

• The interpreter is seated next to the meeting participants and simultaneously renders the interpretation in a low voice.

• No technical equipment is required.

• This form of interpreting would not be recommended if more than two people require interpretation as it would create too much noise and distraction. It would only be recommended for short meetings as the technique of whispering and speaking continuously in a low voice strains the vocal chords.

• As this is a form of simultaneous interpreting, this mode would also require a team of two interpreters.

Liaison Interpreting / Community Interpreting

• This is also referred to as bilateral interpreting.

• This procedure is often used for informal situations, small business meetings, and it is also suitable for court interpreting.

• It involves interpreting on a more one-to-one basis whereby the interpreter will interpret, and ‘liaise’ between two languages to two or more people.

• This type of interpreting is often used for interpreting in the community, at the request of doctors, lawyers, hospitals, Gardaí, social services and schools.

• It can also be used over the phone for telephone interpreting.

The 50 Most Widely Spoken Languages
 1. Chinese, Mandarin Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, S. Africa, Taiwan, Thailand 1120
 2. English Australia, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Ireland, Israel, Lesotho, Liberia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, S. Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Tonga, U.K., U.S., Vanuatu, Zimbabwe, many Caribbean states, Zambia. 480
 3. Spanish Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Eq. Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Togo, Tunisia, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela. 332
 4. Arabic Egypt, Sudan, ALgeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Lybia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Yemen, UAE, Oman, Iraq, Lebanon 235
 5. Bengali Bangladesh, India, Singapore 189
 6. Hindi India, Nepal, Singapore, S. Africa, Uganda 182
 7. Russian Belarus, China, Estonia, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, U.S., Uzbekistan 180
 8. Portuguese Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, France, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, Macau 170
 9. Japanese Japan, Singapore, Taiwan 125
 10. German Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland 98
11. Chinese, Wu China 77.2
12. Javanese Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore 75.5
13. Korean China, Japan, N. Korea, S. Korea, Singapore, Thailand 75
14. French Algeria, Andorra, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, France, Gabon, Guinea, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam 72
15. Turkish Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Turkey, Uzbekistan 69
16. Vietnamese China, Vietnam 67.7
17. Telugu India, Singapore 66.4
18. Chinese, Yue(Cantonese) Brunei, China, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam 66
19. Marathi India 64.8
20. Tamil India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, S. Africa, Sri Lanka 63.1
21. Italian Croatia, Eritrea, France, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland 59
22. Urdu Afghanistan, India, Mauritius, Pakistan, S. Africa, Thailand 58
23. Chinese, Min Nan Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand 49
24. Chinese, Jinyu China 45
25. Gujarati India, Kenya, Pakistan, Singapore, S. Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe 44
26. Polish Czech Rep., Germany, Israel, Poland, Romania, Slovakia 44
27. Ukrainian Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine 41
28. Persian Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, U A Emirates 37.3
29. Chinese, Xiang China 36
30. Malayalam India, Singapore 34
31. Chinese, Hakka Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Panama, Singapore, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand 34
32. Kannada India 33.7
33. Oriya India 31
34. Panjabi, Western India, Pakistan 30
35. Sunda Indonesia 27
35. Panjabi, Eastern India, Kenya, Singapore 26
36. Romanian Hungary, Israel, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine 26
37. Bhojpuri India, Mauritius, Nepal 25
38. Azerbaijani, South Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey 24.4
40. Maithili India, Nepal 24.3
41. Hausa Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo 24.2
43. Burmese Bangladesh, Myanmar 22
44. Serbo-Croatian4 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia 21
45. Chinese, Gan China 20.6
46. Awadhi India, Nepal 20.5
47. Thai Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia 20
48. Dutch Belgium, France, Netherlands, Suriname 20
49. Yoruba Benin, Nigeria 20
50. Sindhi Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Singapore 19.7

 

 

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