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January 22, 2015

We recently completed a very long and complicated e-learning training program recording in Arabic for the automotive sector. The translated scripts we received for recording contained very technical words and names, and the Arabic text was written without any tashkeel.

Tashkeel are the various diacritics that are attached to Arabic letters to indicate features like vowels, germination (consonant elongation), or absence of any vowels. Arabic text is typically written without tashkeel, as fluent speakers can comprehend the text by automatically filling in these diacritics, but when having to record and concentrate on clear pronunciation, and, if words are included that are not commonly used, then it is helpful to have tashkeel added to the scripts to avoid costly re-recording.

Continue reading the article at Arabic Translation Services by World Translation Center.