Arabic Professional Transcription Services

You can choose from three kinds of transcript: **Verbatim** (every word, with filler words and false starts), **Intelligent Verbatim** (filler words and false starts taken out, meaning kept) and **Edited** (grammar fixed, smoothed for easy reading). Each comes with or without timestamps, which mark when each speaker talks (every 30 seconds, every 1 minute or at intervals you set).

We charge by the minute of audio, usually £1.50-£3.00 a minute; the rate depends on sound quality, how many speakers there are and the transcript type. Intelligent verbatim costs less than full verbatim, which is the legal standard. Rush jobs take 12-24 hours (+50% surcharge). One speaker on clear audio costs less; poor sound or several speakers costs more. See your price now by uploading your audio file.

On clear recordings with good sound, we guarantee 99%+ accuracy. How accurate a transcript can be depends on the audio: clean recordings reach 99%+, while poor sound (background noise, several speakers, accents) can lower it. Professional transcribers who know the subject keep the text accurate, and a second transcriber checks the work to catch mistakes. If the sound quality could affect accuracy, we tell you.

Yes. When several people speak, we identify and label each one. Labels are included as "Speaker 1", "Speaker 2" or your own labels (names, if you give them to us). More speakers can mean extra time and cost. Speakers are easier to tell apart when the audio is clear and the voices are distinct, so we ask for names or details where you have them to label each person correctly.

Yes. Our timestamps mark when each speaker talks. You can have them every 30 seconds, every 1 minute or at intervals you choose. They look like this: [00:00:30] Speaker 1: "Text here". They matter when subtitling video transcripts, for reference points in legal proceedings and for action items in meeting minutes. Standard timestamps come included, and custom intervals are available if you ask.

For audio we take the usual formats: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC and FLAC. For video: MP4, MOV, AVI and WMV. You can send big files through secure file transfer. We can also pull the audio out of a video file to transcribe it. Rare formats may need converting first. Direct uploads have a size limit, so larger files go through secure transfer instead.

With clear audio, standard transcription takes 24-48 hours (each hour of audio usually needs 4-6 hours of transcription work). Rush jobs take 12-24 hours (+50% surcharge). Long files (6+ hours) take 3-5 business days. The time depends on the length and quality of the audio, the number of speakers and the transcript type (verbatim takes longer than intelligent verbatim). Your quote comes with an estimated timeline.

Yes, Arabic is one of our core transcription languages. We transcribe Arabic audio in all major dialects: Modern Standard Arabic (formal speeches, broadcasts), Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic (Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese), Gulf Arabic (Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti), Iraqi Arabic, and North African Arabic (Moroccan, Algerian). Our native Arabic transcribers identify dialect variations and can produce transcripts in MSA or note dialectal speech. We also transcribe bilingual Arabic-English meetings, producing separate or combined transcripts.

Yes, we can work with poor recordings, though accuracy may drop. We tell you if the sound quality will affect accuracy a lot. Background noise, people talking over each other, strong accents or low volume all make the job harder. Where we can, we use professional tools to improve the audio. If accuracy is critical, you may need to send a better recording. After checking the audio quality, we give you an accuracy estimate.

Yes. Alongside the full transcript of a business meeting, we can list the action points, decisions and main points. This needs an intelligent verbatim or edited transcript. We note each action, who owns it (if named), deadlines and the decisions taken. You get the summary as a separate document or highlighted in the transcript. It is an extra service and may cost more.