Websites, apps and software
Your product translated in context by a native linguist, with the interface flipped and tested screen by screen in the real build.
Arabic localisation studio
Specialist Arabic localisation.
We localise websites, apps, video, courses and print into Arabic. Native Arabic linguists translate the content, our team rebuilds the layout to read right to left, and you receive the files in your own formats.
A Lingo Service companyCardiff, United KingdomServing worldwide
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From the team behind Lingo Service Translations and Arabic Translation UK: the group's specialist studio for Arabic localisation worldwide.
Arabic that reads like it was written in Arabic.
Six services from one specialist studio. Native Arabic linguists work on every project, our engineers rebuild the layout to read right to left, and we check the result in the format you publish in.
Video and voice
Arabic subtitles timed and styled for the language, professional dubbing and voiceover, and on-screen text rebuilt so nothing reads backwards.
Courses and e-learning
Courses localised end to end, quizzes, captions and voiceover included, or built in Arabic from your brief and delivered as a tested SCORM or xAPI package.
Print, reports and campaigns
Brochures and reports re-laid out for Arabic page by page, and campaign copy adapted for the market rather than translated word for word.
One product. Both directions.
The same screen in English and in Arabic. The layout is reversed, the progress bar runs the other way, and every element sits where an Arabic user expects it.
EN · Left to rightLTRAR · Right to leftRTL
Publish your course
Your safety training is ready to go live in three markets.
Lesson 4: Working at height
Quiz: Site safety essentials
Publish courseانشر دورتك التدريبية
تدريب السلامة جاهز للإطلاق في ثلاثة أسواق.
الدرس الرابع: العمل على المرتفعات
اختبار: أساسيات السلامة في الموقع
نشر الدورةSame productBoth directions
Example screen from a course platform: the same product, both directions.
What changes when a product goes right to left
Arabic changes more than the words. We rebuild in the source file, never with a plugin, and native speakers check every screen before delivery.
- Margins, menus and images swap sidesThe whole layout is rebuilt in the source file, never flipped by a plugin.
- Progress bars, sliders and charts run the other wayAnything that shows direction or order is mirrored, not just moved.
- Numerals, dates and currencies re-set for the marketEastern or Western digits, date order and currency placement follow the market you sell to.
- Type reshaped correctly, no broken lettersArabic letters join; we check shaping, kashida and line breaks in the real font.
- Icons flipped only where their meaning flipsBack arrows flip; clocks, logos and media controls do not.
- Tables, forms and pagination reverse their orderColumn order, label alignment and next and previous controls all follow the reading direction.
01
Send us the files
Share files, a build or a link. We quote on the real scope within one working day.
02
We localise
Native linguists translate and adapt while engineers handle the right-to-left build.
03
We test in context
We check the result where users will see it: the live page, the build, the player, the PDF.
04
You publish
Delivery in your own format, with a named contact and revisions included.
Send us the real file, the real build or the live link.
We quote on the real scope within one working day, and you receive the files back in your own formats.
Get a quoteSpecialist care for the work that goes out in your name.
Software and SaaS
Strings translated in context, right-to-left interface reviewed screen by screen, store listings and release notes kept in step with every version.
Games
Dialogue, menus and store pages, tested in the real build.
E-learning and training
Courses localised or built in Arabic, delivered as tested SCORM or xAPI.
Media and video
Subtitles, dubbing and on-screen text for ads, product and training film.
Print and campaigns
Reports and brochures mirrored page by page, campaign copy adapted for the market.
A dedicated Arabic team for ongoing work.
If you release updates regularly, keep the same Arabic team on standby: the same linguists, your glossary, and people who already know your product.
Set up your Arabic teamRelease 14 · Arabic ExampleSame team since release 1
Onboarding flow, 1,240 wordsمسار البدءDelivered
Help centre, 3 articlesمركز المساعدةIn review
App Store listing, Arabicصفحة المتجرIn progress
Release notes 14.2ملاحظات الإصدارQueued
IDMLXLIFFJSONPOSRTVTTSCORMMP4PSDFigma
Modern Standard Arabic, or the dialect your market speaks.
We write Modern Standard Arabic when you are addressing every Arab market, and a regional dialect when one market needs a local voice. We will advise you on which is right for your project.
Modern Standard ArabicGulfSaudiEgyptianLevantineIraqiMaghrebiSudanese
Standardماذا تحتاج اليوم؟
Gulfوش تحتاج اليوم؟
Egyptianمحتاج إيه النهارده؟
The same question in three Arabic voices. Choosing the right one for your market is part of our job.
The standards behind every job.
Quality managementISO 9001
Quality management system
Company-wide processes for how work is scoped, produced, checked and delivered, audited by a UKAS-accredited body.
Translation servicesISO 17100
Translation service requirements
The international standard for translation: qualified linguists only, and a separate reviser on every job.
Information securityCyber Essentials
UK government security scheme
Certified controls for the systems your files and strings pass through.
Professional bodyITI
Corporate member
Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, the UK's professional body for translators and interpreters.
Certificates and memberships are held by Lingo Service Translations Ltd, the studio's parent company.
Questions we are asked first.
Anything else, send it with your files and we answer in the quote.
Do you provide certified translations?
No. This studio does localisation and creative work only. For certified document translations accepted by UK authorities, use our sister company Arabic Translation UK.
Which Arabic do you write?
Modern Standard Arabic by default, because every Arab market reads it. When a project needs to feel local we adapt to Gulf, Egyptian, Levantine and other regional voices, and we tell you when that is worth doing.
How is pricing calculated?
Per project: words for text, minutes for video and voiceover, screens for courses, pages for layout work. You get one fixed quote before we start, usually within one working day.
Can you work under NDA?
Yes, as standard. NDAs are signed before we see a file, and confidential product material stays confidential.
Can you build a course rather than localise one?
Yes. Send a brief and source material and we script, record and build the course in Arabic from the start, delivered as a tested SCORM or xAPI package.
Where are you based?
Cardiff, United Kingdom, as part of the Lingo Service group, working with clients worldwide.
Get a quote for your Arabic project.
Send us the details and receive a fixed quote within one working day.