Our Italian interpreters work between Italian and Arabic or English in showrooms and trade fairs, on project and marine sites, in kitchens being fitted out, at hospital consultations, and in lawyer and notary meetings across the UAE. We prepare with your catalogues, drawings and name lists, then translate the contracts and reports that follow.
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Before You Book
Italian meetings in the UAE move between relationship and detail: a long, warm conversation, then a hard discussion of finishes, tolerances or payment terms. Three points shape how an Italian interpreter prepares.
Italy has strong regional speech: Sicilian, Neapolitan, Venetian, Sardinian and others differ from Standard Italian far more than an accent does. Professionals switch to Standard Italian in a formal meeting, and that is the language our interpreters work in. A factory technician or an older family member may slip into dialect, especially when relaxed or upset. If you know a speaker prefers a regional variety, tell us; dialect coverage is on request and confirmed before booking. Swiss Italian speakers from Ticino use Standard Italian with some local administrative words, which we handle in preparation.
Italian business usually starts in the formal "Lei" and keeps it until the other side suggests otherwise. Professional titles are often used as forms of address: Dottore or Dottoressa for a university graduate, Ingegnere for an engineer, Avvocato for a lawyer, Architetto for an architect. Arabic has close equivalents in "al-Muhandis" and "al-Ustadh", and a good interpreter carries the title across rather than dropping it, because leaving it out can sound abrupt. In English, the interpreter keeps the courtesy without inventing a "Dr." the person does not hold.
Italian forms and registers often list the surname before the given name, so "ROSSI Mario" on a document is Mario Rossi. Married women usually keep their own surname on Italian official records, so a wife may not share her husband's name on the guest list. Numbers are written the other way round from English: 1.250,50 means one thousand two hundred fifty point five. In a price or tolerance discussion, the interpreter states every figure in the listener's convention. Send price lists and a name list as written on passports, and we will keep both consistent from the meeting to the minutes.
Where We Interpret
Consecutive interpreting for meetings and site work, simultaneous for conferences and training, and escort interpreting when visitors move between showrooms, sites and offices.
Showroom meetings, trade fair stands, fit-out coordination and supplier visits. Materials, finishes and product names are full of Italian terms; send the catalogue and price list so the interpreter knows the range before buyers arrive.
Chef training, restaurant openings, kitchen equipment installation and food import discussions. The interpreter works on the kitchen floor as easily as in a meeting room and keeps product names in Italian where the menu does.
Site inspections, equipment commissioning, acceptance tests, shipyard and yacht handovers. Send drawings, datasheets and the method statement in advance, and tell us about site induction and PPE.
Italian-speaking patients and families at UAE hospitals and clinics: consultations, consent discussions and discharge instructions. Our office can also translate Italian medical records or UAE reports needed for an insurer in Italy.
Viewings, developer meetings, free zone and bank appointments for Italian buyers and founders. Interpreting the conversation is not legal or financial advice; the interpreter conveys what each side says, accurately and neutrally.
Lawyer consultations, notary signings, arbitration and police or prosecution matters involving Italian speakers. A hearing is a separate matter, since the court arranges or approves its interpreter; our court interpreter page explains where SWLT's exclusive contracts with the Federal Courts and the Federal Public Prosecution apply.
Italy is three hours behind the UAE in winter and two in summer. We book the interpreter for the call window, from our office or yours.
How It Works
Date, emirate, hours and setting: a showroom, a site, a hospital, a negotiation or a legal appointment. Tell us who speaks Italian and who speaks Arabic or English.
Catalogues, drawings, agenda, any glossary and a name list as written on passports. Mention any speaker who may use a regional dialect.
We confirm the interpreter, the mode (consecutive, simultaneous or escort) and the price before you commit.
After the day, our office can translate minutes, offers and Italian documents at AED 150 per page + VAT.
Where Our Interpreters Work
Transparent Pricing
Interpreting is quoted per booking and kept confidential. Italian translation is AED 150 per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT.
FAQ
Italian writes numbers the other way round from English: 1.250,50 means one thousand two hundred fifty point five. In a price or tolerance discussion the interpreter states every figure in the listener's convention, so send the price list ahead and the numbers stay consistent from the meeting to the minutes.
Yes, Italian–Arabic and Italian–English can both be arranged; direct Italian–Arabic is confirmed before booking. Tell us which language each participant speaks. If the UAE side mixes Arabic and English speakers, we agree the set-up with you before the day.
Interpreting is quoted per booking and our rates are confidential. Italian jobs range from an afternoon in a showroom to full trade fair days or a kitchen fit-out spread over several days, and each is quoted on its own terms. Italian document translation is AED 150 per page + VAT.
Our interpreters work in Standard Italian, which professionals use in formal settings. Regional varieties such as Sicilian or Neapolitan can differ a great deal. If a speaker will use one, tell us and we will confirm before booking whether we can cover it.
Yes. Book for the full show days if possible, send the catalogue and price list ahead, and tell us whether visitors will mostly speak Arabic or English.
Yes. Italian business often uses professional titles as forms of address, such as Dottore, Ingegnere, Avvocato or Architetto, together with the formal "Lei". The interpreter carries the title into Arabic, for example as "al-Muhandis", and keeps the courtesy in English without inventing a "Dr." the person does not hold.
Consecutive suits meetings, negotiations, site walks and appointments, where the speaker pauses for the interpreter. Simultaneous suits conferences, launches and training for larger groups and needs booths, transmitters and receivers, which we supply with technicians and quote together.
Follow the passport, and watch for surname-first order on Italian forms. We use one Arabic spelling for each name across minutes, contracts and certificates so it matches visas and company records.
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Send the catalogue, the drawings or the name list along with the date. We confirm an Italian interpreter and a quote on WhatsApp, and translate the contracts and reports that follow.