Arabic Language services in San Francisco - Arabic Langauge Translation, Interpretation, Transcription and Localization

About Us

If you're looking for excellent service and a people-friendly approach, then you've come to the right place. At the Arabic Language Service of San Francisco our ultimate goal is to serve you and make your experience a pleasant one, and our team will stop at nothing to ensure that you come away more than satisfied. We have been in business since 1998 and have over 13 years of experience.


We provide Arabic Interpretation, Translation,Transcription and Localization Services in the areas of:

• Law, Administration Hearings
• Mediation and Arbitration
• Localization and Internationalization
• Software Translation and IT (InformationTechnology)
• Business Meetings and Conferences
• Medical Evaluations and Treatment
• Psychological Evaluation and Therapy
• Research Studies

We are a member of the National Language Services Corp.


Our Clients

Clients that have worked with us in the past include:
• State of California
• UCSF Medical Center
• Chevron Corporation
• Cisco System
• City and County of Pacifica, Planning Department
• Private Health Sector
• California Pacific Medical Center
• University of California, Berkeley
• City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Health
• Kaiser Permanente
• Oakland Children's Hospital
• University of California, Mt. Zion Medical Center
• US Department of Health and Human,Social Security Administration
• City and County of San Francisco, Human Rights Commission


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We Also provide Arabic Tutoring for:

• Individuals
• Groups
• Corporations
• Non-profit Organizations

Learn Arabic language from a native Arabic teacher.

Learn how to read, write and speak Arabic language. Learn how to communicate with Arab people.

I am a native Arabic teacher with 7 years experience teaching in the Arab countries and 5 years in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

I provide classes at a coffee shop or at the language school in down town San Francisco or at the student house.

* No registration fee
* Pay as you go with the classes. You don't pay for the whole session. I have flexible schedule.

Why should you learn Arabic?

Arabic is the language of a large part of our planet. Whether you are interested in learning Arabic for educational or cultural reasons or simply because you want to impress a friend or have a tattoo of your name in Arabic, it is easier than you may think.

It is the official language in 22 countries, spoken by more than 300 million people. It is one of the permanent languages in the United Nations.

Another reason is that Arabic is one of the oldest living languages in the world, and it is the origin of many languages. It has heavily influenced languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, Persian, Hindustani, Turkish, Malay, Urdu, Indonesian, Kurdish, Pashto, Swahili, Berber, Bengali and many others.

Arguably it is said that Arabic is one key origin of modern day languages. An indication of this is the fact that most Arabic native speakers are easily able to pronounce almost any sound in any language in the world.

On the other hand many non-Arabic natives have a hard time pronouncing some Arabic letters and sounds which are not available in their native languages (for example the letter Dhad in Arabic is not used in any other language in the world, and the Arabic language is sometimes called the language of the Dhad).

For thousands of years minor changes were made to the Arabic language and it was appropriate for every era throughout the countless civilizations that used it as their native language. In fact, Arabic has a great influence in most of the languages in our present times.

Maybe, the most obvious contribution of Arabic is developing and passing on the "Arabic numerals" (0,1,2,3..) to humanity, not to mention the numerous words with Arabic origins which are used today in most languages - Algorithm, Algebra, alcohol, coffee, zero, sugar and the list goes on.

Arabic was the international language of science, mathematics, culture, and philosophy during the middle Ages. Its contribution to the Western civilization as an infrastructure for development of science and medicine is enormous.

Reviews

• March 21, 2011

  

  I found Ayad on craigslist when I was looking for a private tutor to help me learn Arabic. I work at a translation and localization firm, so the more languages you know (or at least have a basic understanding for) the better!
  
  Ayad is very patient, helpful and professional. He was able to help me define what it was that I am looking to accomplish with Arabic and to develop an appropriate learning plan accordingly. We now meet once a week and go over the weekly lessons. My pronunciation needs a lot of work, but he is patient and flexible.
  
  My schedule is often another challenge. I'm pretty busy most days of the week, but Ayad is very flexible and able to meet in different places on different days depending on what I can manage each week (a huge help to me!!)
  
  I know he also is a translator and interpreter and based on his mastery of the Arabic language and his proficiency in English, I don't doubt that he is excellent at translation and interpretation as well!

  – Tamaray

• March 18, 2011

  

  Ayad is an excellent instructor. He is obviously passionate about the Arabic language and intereste din sharing that passion. He is also exceptionally patient and willing to work with studyents until they get a word, grammar rule, or concept right.

  – Mark

• March 17, 2011

  

  Ayyad is a terrific instructor. Of the language instructors I have worked with, he is the best, most patient, and is also very effective! I hope to work with him more in the future.

  – Jake

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