Simultaneous interpreting is considered the most challenging type of oral translation. The interpreter must master the art of listening to text in the source language, instantly understand and translate it, and simultaneously speak it out loud in the target language. A simultaneous interpreter for Urdu either provides real-time oral translation into Urdu as a target language, or translates the Urdu source into your target language. From Urdu into English, and then into Arabic – we can also cater for the more unusual language combinations. Where there are no experts to cover the desired combination directly, we resort to our the Urdu relay interpreters.

Relay interpreting – the way to implement also the most exotic language combinations!
Relay interpreting is a special type of simultaneous interpreting. The interpretation likewise takes place in real time, but a first interpreter translates the original source text into a language understood by the second interpreter, who then in turn renders this translation in the target language. Not quite sure you understand?

Okay – let’s go back to the above example.: Let’s assume the speech is given in Urdu. Interpreter A hears the the Urdu original and speaks his/her English translation into the microphone. Interpreter B listens to the English version and speaks the Arabic translation that the target audience will hear through their headsets. It sounds complicated, but we make it easy for you. After more than 20 years of experience in all types of interpreting, we have routine enough to find a solution for all your needs.

Our TIP: Long sleeves, and polite reserve
“Clothes make the man (or the woman)” – in conservative Pakistan, where the majority of the population are Muslims, male and female visitors should make sure to wear appropriate clothing. Even with temperatures in the 35 degrees Celsius, long-sleeved shirts and trousers are a must for men. Naked arms and legs are a no-go for both sexes. The same goes for the Muslim Federal States in India. When passing documents around the table at business meetings, always do so with your right hand. In Islam, the left hand is considered unclean and should be used as little as possible in public. In general, modesty and restraint are seen as positive. This also includes restrained body language. Gesticulating wildly and overly expressive facial expressions will generally not meet with approval. If possible, avoid direct eye contact with the opposite sex. Speak quietly but firmly, do not boast of achievements, but at most mention them in passing.