Levantine Arabic interpreting and translation

Levantine Arabic interpreting for refugees, patients and families

An interpreter from anywhere in the Levant will usually be understood, but in asylum, court and mental health settings we match more closely, by country and by urban or rural background. Some people from Syria are Kurdish, Armenian, Turkmen or Neo-Aramaic speakers, and we check the person's preferred language before confirming.

Face-to-face Levantine Arabic interpreting supports Home Office interviews, resettlement casework, GP and hospital appointments, therapy sessions, police interviews, family courts and school meetings. Phone interpreting is staffed at all hours for urgent calls, and remote sessions can be held by video on the SILA Linguists® app or a familiar tool such as Teams. Same-gender interpreters are often preferred for healthcare and sensitive interviews. Press events, panels and conferences can have consecutive or simultaneous Levantine Arabic interpreters, in the room or working remotely through RSI.

Translation and certified translation

Official documents from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestinian authorities are in Modern Standard Arabic, and each authority uses its own document formats and terms. We translate family registers, civil records, school certificates, university transcripts, court documents and medical records, and each certified version is signed as a faithful translation, accepted by UK authorities such as the Home Office, the courts and universities, and by employers.

Colloquial Levantine is used in subtitling, advertising and community information, and we choose spelling and vocabulary suited to the target audience, whether Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian or Palestinian.

Levantine Arabic transcription and LADO

We transcribe recorded interviews, evidence, podcasts and broadcast content, time-coding every passage and adding an English version, and we note the French and English loanwords common in Lebanese speech. Where someone's Syrian or Palestinian origin is questioned, SILA Linguists® arranges LADO and nationality assessment.

Where we can help in Levantine Arabic

Our vetted, trained and qualified Levantine Arabic linguists can support asylum, resettlement and refugee support, healthcare and mental health, courts and police, education and family services, and business and media organisations. A dedicated team handles your Levantine Arabic bookings. Every linguist signs a non-disclosure agreement, and conversations stay private under UK GDPR.