What services do you offer?
We offer translation, editing, proofreading and transcription
services.
What
languages do you work with?
We translate from and into the following languages: English,
Farsi (also called Persian) and Dari.
How do I send you the source text?
Normally, we receive the source material via e-mail at service@quickfarsi.com
or via your FTP site or ours. If you prefer, you may fax it to us instead at
+1-416-227-9452, or mail it to us at:
English-Farsi Translation Services, c/o Al
Eslami, 18 Parkview Avenue, Suite 2803, North York, Ontario, Canada M2N 7H7.
Please do not mail originals -send photocopies only.
How will you send the translation back?
Most often, we send the translations in electronic format. Farsi files can be
sent to you through the Internet as easily as English files. We are able to send
the jobs in a large number of formats. We can also send you a hard copy via fax,
postal mail, or by courier service. The choice is yours.
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What do you charge?
Our rates depend on the difficulty of the material and the size of the job.
Obviously, technical content is more difficult than business correspondence. On
the other hand, we offer discounts according to volume. Therefore, for large
volumes of text, we can negotiate lower prices. Please contact us at service@quickfarsi.com
with the details of your project and we will be happy to give you a specific
cost quotation.
How can I pay you?
You may pay us by check, money order, credit card, or bank wire transfer in any
major currency, including US dollars, British pounds, Euros, Japanese yens, or
Canadian dollars. For more information, please contact us at service@quickfarsi.com
Do I need special software to view or print a Farsi translation?
No. We will prepare the translation in such a way that you will be able to open
and print it with the ordinary Windows operating system and Microsoft Word
software. You will not need any additional software. We also have the capability
to send you graphic files. If you would like to be sure about the compatibility
of your software with ours, we would be glad to e-mail you a sample Farsi test
file.
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What is Farsi?
Persian (locally called Farsi) is a member of a group of several related
languages that linguists classify as Indo-Iranian. It is the official language
of the government and public instruction and the mother tongue of more than half
of the population of Iran. It is used and understood by nearly all Iranians and
millions of Persian-speakers in the neighboring countries such as Afghanistan,
Pakistan, India, Turkmenistan, and so on. The Modern form of Persian evolved
directly from Middle Persian (900 AD onward) and has not changed much since that
time. The grammar of Modern Persian is comparatively simple. A number of Arabic
words were added to the vocabulary as a result of the conquest of Iran by the
Muslim Arabs in the 7th century AD. Modern Persian, written from right to left,
is the medium of an old and great literature, and is written in a modified
version of the Arabic alphabet (it has four letters of its own in addition to
those of Arabic).
Can you translate everything?
The complexity of the texts we handle ranges from simple texts written with
basic or colloquial vocabulary, to technical or scientific manuals and texts
with specialized terminology. In the latter case, we may use our own or the
client’s glossaries, or we may create a new glossary for the job or series of
jobs. We also have the technical expertise to handle Website and database
translations. The personnel associated with our company, either full-time or
part-time, range from literary and technical translators to writers and computer
experts. We have done nearly all types of translation imaginable, and we can
honestly say that all our clients have been satisfied with our work. We also
have individuals highly knowledgeable in computer technology working with us. We
are therefore capable of translating most types of material to the highest
standards. If, however, we receive an order that we believe we are not capable
of filling to our usual standards, we inform the client and suggest that they
take the job to someone else.
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How do you assure
quality?
Our quality control process has a number of aspects, including:
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Our staff members have native or near-native knowledge of
the languages they work with.
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While jobs are being done, there is continuous dialog back
and forth between our translators and technical personnel, so that the
linguistic and technical sides of each job are analyzed simultaneously.
I don't read Farsi. How can I be sure I have printed a Farsi text correctly
After printing our translations, you can fax them back to us so we can check
them to make sure everything has come out correctly. There is no additional
charge for this service. We can also provide the translations in PDF format.
I have a question that is not answered here.
Please contact us by any of the following means for a prompt reply to your
questions:
E-mail: service@quickfarsi.com
Tel.: +1-416-895-3677
Fax: +1-416-227-9452
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