Arabic Language Services in the UK

About Our Arabic Services

Arabic is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic family and an official language in more than twenty countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Total speakers are usually estimated at well over 300 million. The written standard, Modern Standard Arabic, is used in news, books and formal speech everywhere, while everyday conversation happens in regional varieties such as Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf and Maghrebi Arabic, which differ enough that speakers from distant countries can struggle to follow one another. Arabic is written right to left in its own script, whose letters change shape depending on their position in a word. Classical Arabic, the language of the Quran, underpins the standard grammar. It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and the 2021 Census recorded Arabic among the most common main languages in England and Wales.

Prism Linguistics provides Arabic translation, interpreting and transcription across the UK in 300+ languages. Whether you need a certified document for the Home Office, a court interpreter, an NHS appointment or a business meeting, our vetted native-speaker linguists are ready to help.