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Abdifatah A.

Abdifatah A.

Certified English-Somali Translator, Interpreter & LQA Specialist

I help organizations, agencies, and global teams turn English content into clear, accurate, and culturally appropriate Somali for real audiences. I am an English–Somali translator, interpreter, and linguistic QA specialist with 8+ years of experience, 6M+ words translated/reviewed, and extensive Somali interpreting experience across legal, medical, humanitarian, business, and community settings. I am a Certified PRO English-to-Somali translator and interpreter, and a member of the East African Interpreters and Translators Association (EAITA). Clients work with me when they need Somali communication that is not just translated, but ready to use — accurate, natural, consistent, and appropriate for the audience. I regularly support projects in: 🔰 Legal, medical, healthcare, humanitarian, education, business, media, and public-facing communication Core services: ✅ English-Somali Translation ✅ Somali Interpretation (Simultaneous & Consecutive) ✅ Editing, Proofreading, MTPE & Linguistic QA ✅ Localization & Cultural Adaptation ✅ Linguistic Validation for healthcare, surveys, and clinical content ✅ Transcription & Subtitling (time-coded) ✅ Voiceover & Dubbing (echo-free, accent matching) ✅ Somali Language Research, Data & AI Support My approach is practical and audience-focused: I clarify meaning where needed, protect terminology consistency, flag issues early, and deliver Somali content that reads naturally while staying faithful to the source. 🛠 SDL Trados Studio, MemoQ, Wordfast Pro, Phrase/Memsource, Smartcat, Xbench, Verifika, Subtitle Edit, Audacity, and Adobe tools. 📩 Open to translation, interpretation, editing, QA, localization, subtitling, and Somali language-data projects all days except Sundays. #SomaliTranslator #EnglishToSomali #SomaliTranslation #SomaliLocalization #SomaliInterpreter

🇸🇴Mogadishu, Somalia$25/hr100% JSS4.74 (86)Since Nov 2015

Earnings and projects

MRR
$27

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#160,904 / 412k
🇸🇴Country#14 / 31
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $164

Total earnings
$14k

Billed in all: $14k

World#168,360 / 412k
🇸🇴Country#9 / 31
Per project
$128

$82 in the last 6 months

World#292,203 / 412k
🇸🇴Country#19 / 31
Projects, last 6 months
2
100% fixed0% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇸🇴Country#11 / 31
Projects in all
110

Across 117 contracts

85% fixed15% hourly
World#24,465 / 412k
🇸🇴Country#4 / 31

Earnings, last 30 days

$14.1kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$13.8k$14.0k$14.2k$14.4kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 35% in Scientific Research

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #5Neural Machine Translation13 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 38%
  2. #8Somali19 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #6Top 42%
  3. #12English to Somali Translation26 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #8Top 46%
  4. #14Somali to English Translation29 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #9Top 48%
  5. #50Life Science139 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 36%
  6. #93Clinical Trial205 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 45%
  7. #114Science & Medical Translation256 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 45%
  8. #127Financial Translation263 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 48%