Egyptian Arabic translator

Egyptian Arabic (Masri) is the spoken dialect of Egypt, best known from film, television and music and so the most widely understood Arabic dialect. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA / Fusha) is the written language used for official, legal and formal documents. For media, subtitling, transcription and marketing you choose the dialect; for deeds, diplomas and contracts you choose MSA. We confirm up front which register suits your purpose.

Choose the Egyptian dialect (Cairene register) for spoken content: subtitling, transcription, voice-over and marketing for the Egyptian market. Choose Modern Standard Arabic for anything written and official: contracts, deeds, diplomas and certified translation. If you are unsure, we advise you up front based on your reader or listener.

The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. For official acceptance we provide certified translation: a signed and dated statement of accuracy from the translator or the agency, with our contact details. Where a body asks for more, this can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or to an apostille or legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Egyptian documents are normally certified in Modern Standard Arabic, because official papers are drawn up in the standard language. We confirm in the quote which level your receiving authority requires.

Yes. We provide subtitling, transcription and voice-over into and out of the Egyptian dialect, keeping the tone, humour and colloquial voice intact. For media we work in the Cairene register so the text reads naturally to your audience, and we confirm the approach and lead time in the quote.

On working days you receive a quote within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, the register you need (dialect or MSA) and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote. For tight deadlines we confirm a workable rush schedule up front rather than promising a fixed turnaround.

An Egyptian Arabic translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We select the translator who commands the Cairene register, know when the dialect fits and when Modern Standard Arabic is required, and arrange certification, notarisation or legalisation where an authority requires it. You keep one point of contact for register, terminology, scheduling and delivery, all under a single quote. A skilled freelance translator does excellent work too; the difference an agency adds is bringing those moving parts together so you are not managing them separately.