Everything you need to know about language translation service cost

Hey! Are you worried about translation charges? 

Are you good at your translation skills but don’t know what to do with them?

Or do you want to hire one for your organization?

If you are excited to know the answers to any of the questions, then you might not be mistaken to be here. But before we talk about language translation service costs, we need to understand the factors on which the costs of translation depend. 

Have you read our previous blog about language translation services?

If so, then you must have understood what language translation is and it’s importance in today's world.

Now, get ready to learn more about it. 

Determination of translation services costs:

Translation services cost or let’s just say professional translation cost depends upon various factors such as:-

•  The type of document
•  Supply
•  Demand
•  Language pair
•  Cost of living
•  And currency exchange rates of a country.

 The type of translation certification also impacts the price.

 For example, if you need a legal document to be translated, then that will increase the price. 

Another factor that has the potential to impact the price is the requirement of service level. If the service level includes multiple processes like translating, editing, and proofreading, then it will cost more than a process that uses a less stringent quality standard. 

A lower-end quality process is cheaper in comparison to high-end quality but it may not be suitable for all translation projects. 

Other factors that may influence the translation service price are:-

•  Project management fees
•  Page layout costs,
•  Audio transcription costs,
•  Linguistic quality testing, etc. 

Now that you have learned the factors on which the translation service costs depend, let’s move forward to learning the price range of translation services.

 As mentioned above, the costs are different in different countries. Let’s understand how. 

What is the price range of Language Translation Service?

Most of the time, the translation industry tends to cost the service according to a price per word multiplied by the word count.

There are several online translation companies that offer the entire ordering and delivery process online. These companies are basically on the lower end of the spectrum and provide very low prices for translation of general texts like letters, birth certificates, tattoos, etc. And, on the higher end of the spectrum are the prominent language service providers that provide a high level of translation services and demand proficient translators for it. 

The translation costs can also be charged per hour.

For example, if an agency has high credibility or professional translators that are highly skilled and experienced in their field, then the cost may increase. 

Basically, the cost of translation is structured on a per-word basis. So depending on the total number of words in your document, the price will be calculated and quoted to you. 

There are situations wherein the supply of translators is way more than the demand for translation and in such a case, the industry-standard rates for translation do not really matter. It also depends on the cost of living in a country. If the cost of living and the currency exchange rate is less, then you will not be charged a high price for the translation. 

However, if the language pair is expensive, then the cost may increase because this factor may affect the availability of translators for such languages. 

When it comes to complex languages like Arabic, the most important thing that you need to keep in your mind is quality. Because the language has a variety of sentence structures and here a simple translation of a search engine cannot do enough for you.

It is not just about the translation but about localization. The translated document needs to be accurate and polished. 

Do you Know?

The most common mistake that machine translators make while translating an Arabic document is not picking up the correct meaning of a particular word. 

Arabic legal translation service

Now if you talk about the Arabic legal translation service cost in Dubai, the factors on which the cost depends are not much different than the ones mentioned above. However, let’s have a look at these factors in a section below.

Factors that impact legal translation cost:-

1. Language combination - If you want your document to be translated from English to Arabic, this cost will not be very high in comparison to other rare language combinations. Now again, this depends upon the quality of the translation. 

2. Text complexity - Arabic is a complex language and its translation needs highly skilled and professional translators. The legal and technical texts in Arabic are considered complex and require specialized translators with adequate expertise when it comes to Arabic translation. The cost is generally high in this case. 

Other general factors are work volume, translation technology, file format, and delivery time. Now moving forward,

How to calculate the cost of translation in Dubai? 

Translation services costs in Dubai are mostly calculated on the basis of the number of pages. However, a translation service provider may evaluate the words on the page and give a fair price to the client. Some translators charge according to the number of hours they take to translate a document. But, legal translation in Dubai cost depends on the word count rather than hours. 

Now that you have learned almost all the factors on which the translation service costs depend along with how to calculate them, let’s just figure out who do you need to turn to when you get stuck with translations?

 Well, you might not know that translation itself is a very complex process that can only be done best by translators with an understanding of the local context and a native level of proficiency in both their respective languages,

 That’s what translators do at EZ! 

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