Since 1993, A Foreign Language Service (AFLS) has been providing the highest level of service to our customers throughout the United States. As a one of the premier language service providers in the country, we specialize in over 400 languages. We are experts in rare, endangered, and emerging languages like Basque, Irish Gaelic, Ojibwe, and Quechua. Additionally, we offer reliable and timely services for high-demand languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, French, and Native American.
Whether your need is for on-site interpretation, telephonic interpretation, video remote interpretation, American Sign Language (ASL) or document and software translation, we can handle any of your language requests.
As language professionals with over 25 years experience, we are dedicated to providing exceptional services
Custom Solutions
Our team provides fast, customized solutions based on the needs of your clients and customers
Custom Solutions
Professional Linguists
Professional Linguists
We partner with highly-qualified translators and interpreters located in communities around the world
400 Languages
400 Languages
Certified translation and interpreting services in 400 languages, including American Sign Language
Experience
Every Language Matters!
Ask us today about how our interpreting and translation agency expertise and services can help you and your customers and clients with your language needs! We provide free quotes for services in 400 languages across government and business sectors around the world.
Our Partnerships
We partner with a variety of professional associations, government agencies, medical and legal organizations, and small and large businesses to provide the best possible language solutions for our clients.
ATA
NCIHC
National Council on Interpreting in Healthcare
BBB
ATI
American Translators and Interpreters
ACIA
NAD
National Association for the Deaf
Professional Interpreters & Document Translators
Since our founding in 1993, A Foreign Language Service (AFLS) has broken the communications barrier by providing professional interpreters and document translators in over 400 languages including American Sign Language (ASL) - and counting. Our contracted linguistic talent combined with dedicated customer service has made us the premier provider of interpreting, translation, and localization services to the greater Metropolitan Phoenix area, around Arizona, and across the United States.
As the "400 Language People," we provide exceptional contract services in a variety of languages including those that are rare and emerging. What sets us apart from similar type of companies is the sheer volume of languages coupled with our unique ability to always customize a communications solution unique to each client! Please use our "Language Search" tool to see if your language is listed or you can view our list of the most commonly requested languages.Whether you are an individual who needs help filling out a government form, a large hospital requesting an interpreter for a medical exam, or a small business who needs to have marketing materials translated for a multicultural audience, AFLS is there for you. Browse through our website or give us a call at (480) 813-4242 or (844)-813-4242 to let us know how we can help you with your communication needs. Or you can simply contact us via email with any questions that you may have.
TED-Ed provides fascinating insight into the complexities surrounding simultaneous interpretation. Thishighly specialized form of interpretation often involves interpreters sitting in a sound booth and wearing headphones while providing accurate, fast, real-time interpretation to a live audience.
When stepping into a sound booth to provide simultaneous interpretation, an interpreter has not only been preparing for that particular assignment for hours or days, but the interpreter has also been gaining experience for years so as to provide fast and accurate real-time interpretation.
This TED-Ed video not only illustrates the complex process of simultaneous interpretation, but it also shows the incredibly hard work that is done by the interpreter. An interpreter devotes considerable time and effort to gain not only mastery of a language, but also to gain an understanding of a subject. Over time, this experience actually changes neural pathways in the interpreter’s brain, helping the individual to interpret with greater speed and accuracy.
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