Our Urdu and Hindi interpreters work to and from Arabic and English in labour meetings, HR investigations, police and prosecution matters, hospital consultations and employee town halls. We render formal Arabic and English into the plain Urdu or Hindi people actually speak, and we check first whether Urdu or Hindi is really the right language for them.
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Booking "an Urdu interpreter" for someone whose first language is different is a common mistake. A worker who manages daily conversation in Urdu may not follow a police statement or a consent form.
In everyday speech Urdu and Hindi are largely mutually intelligible, so one interpreter can often serve a mixed group in a briefing. They part ways in formal vocabulary, which is exactly where legal and medical talk lives: Urdu draws on Persian and Arabic, Hindi on Sanskrit. They also part ways on paper: Urdu is written right to left in Perso-Arabic script, Hindi left to right in Devanagari. The interpreter adjusts vocabulary to the listener, and any written document must be in the script the reader uses.
Many people recorded as Urdu or Hindi speakers have another mother tongue, such as Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil or Telugu, and use Urdu or Hindi as a second language. For a quick site briefing that may be fine. For a police statement, a disciplinary hearing or a consent form, ask the person which language they are most comfortable in, then tell us. Other languages are on request, and we confirm availability before booking.
The same name appears as Mohammad, Muhammad or Mohd; some passports carry a single given name with no surname; documents may add "S/O" (son of) or "W/O" (wife of) with another person’s name. We follow the passport and keep one Arabic spelling throughout. In the room, terms such as end-of-service gratuity, police report or settlement are rendered in plain Urdu or Hindi, without advice or commentary added by the interpreter.
Where We Interpret
From a one-to-one interview to a briefing for hundreds of staff, with consecutive, simultaneous or whispered interpreting as the setting needs.
Settlement discussions linked to a MOHRE complaint, HR investigations and disciplinary meetings, contract explanations and end-of-service meetings, interpreted neutrally for both employer and employee.
Statements and hearings involving Urdu or Hindi speakers. For a hearing, the court or authority arranges or approves the interpreter; SWLT holds exclusive interpretation contracts with the UAE Federal Courts and the Federal Public Prosecution, so check with your court first. Outside hearings we interpret lawyer meetings and translate evidence into Arabic.
Consultations, procedure explanations and discharge instructions, so the patient understands and can ask questions before signing anything.
Policy announcements, restructuring updates and Q&A sessions. For large groups we use simultaneous interpreting with tour-guide receivers, and questions from the floor are interpreted back as they are asked.
Site safety talks, toolbox meetings and onboarding sessions where misunderstanding has real consequences.
Notary appointments, lawyer consultations and meetings about family documents, with the related papers translated by our office.
How It Works
Ask the person which language they are most comfortable in. Tell us that, plus the date, emirate and setting.
Agenda, the documents to be explained and the number of attendees. For town halls, the venue size.
We confirm the interpreter, the mode and any receivers needed, with a price, before you commit.
Settlement minutes, warning letters or policies can be translated into Urdu or Hindi script afterwards.
Where Our Interpreters Work
Transparent Pricing
Interpreting is quoted per booking. Translation is per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT. Interpreters stay neutral and give no legal advice.
FAQ
Some passports carry a single given name with no surname, and documents may add "S/O" (son of) or "W/O" (wife of) with another person's name. We follow the passport exactly, whether it reads Mohammad, Muhammad or Mohd, and keep one Arabic spelling across every document we translate, so the papers stay consistent.
Often, yes, for spoken interpreting. Everyday Urdu and Hindi are largely mutually intelligible, so a mixed group can usually follow one interpreter in a briefing or town hall. Formal vocabulary differs, so for legal or medical settings we match the interpreter to the individual. Written documents are a different job: Urdu and Hindi use different scripts.
In speech they are close enough that speakers usually understand each other. Urdu is written in Perso-Arabic script and draws its formal vocabulary from Persian and Arabic; Hindi is written in Devanagari and draws on Sanskrit. Those formal words are the ones used in courts, hospitals and contracts. Our articles on Urdu and Hindi translation cover the written side.
Interpreting is quoted per booking and our rates are confidential. For Urdu and Hindi the main variables are group size and setting: a one-to-one HR meeting is quoted differently from a town hall that needs tour-guide receivers. Documents in Urdu or Hindi script are translated at AED 250 per page + VAT.
We interpret private meetings between employer and employee, such as settlement discussions, HR investigations and end-of-service explanations. For sessions held by MOHRE or a court, check with the authority how interpretation is arranged there. Our interpreters are neutral and do not advise either side.
For large groups we usually recommend simultaneous interpreting with tour-guide receivers: the speaker talks normally, the interpreter speaks into a transmitter, and staff listen on headsets. Questions from the floor are interpreted back. For a short briefing, consecutive interpreting with a microphone can work. We quote interpreters and equipment together.
Tell us. Many people use Urdu or Hindi as a second language, which may not be enough for a legal or medical conversation. We will check whether we can provide an interpreter in their first language and confirm before you book.
Yes, at AED 250 per page + VAT, in Urdu script or Hindi Devanagari as the reader needs. Translating the document and having an interpreter explain it in the meeting together give the employee the best chance of understanding it.
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Ask the person which language they are most comfortable in, then message us with that and the setting. Whether it is Urdu, Hindi or another first language, we tell you what we can provide before you book.