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
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $164
Billed in all: $14,116$14k
$82 in the last 6 months
Across 117 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 35% in Scientific Research
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
- #5Neural Machine Translation13 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 38%🇸🇴#1 of 1
- #8Somali19 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #6Top 42%🇸🇴#6 of 11
- #12English to Somali Translation26 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #8Top 46%🇸🇴#8 of 14
- #14Somali to English Translation29 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #9Top 48%🇸🇴#9 of 15
- #50Life Science139 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 36%🇸🇴#1 of 1
- #93Clinical Trial205 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 45%🇸🇴#1 of 1
- #114Science & Medical Translation256 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 45%🇸🇴#1 of 2
- #127Financial Translation263 freelancers · 🇸🇴 #1Top 48%🇸🇴#1 of 1