Ahmed Suroor Mabrook Al-Abri

Question and Answer

• What is your name?
  • Ahmed Suroor Mabrook Al-Abri
• Where do you live?
  • Oman, Al-Hamra
• What made you decide to become a translator or interpreter?
  • Translation is a challenging and intellectually demanding task. I like it because it means continuous development and makes me strive for excellence.
• List one strength that you think sets you apart from your colleagues.
  • Ability to analyze texts and decide on the appropriate translation approach
• Name the one thing that you most enjoy in your translating or interpreting career.
  • dealing with different texts
• We all have worked on those not-so-perfect assignments. Write about one such assignment that was not ideal and what you learned from it.
  • Once I was interpreting for a German delegation and I couldn't hear some words well. Thus, I interpreted some expressions incorrectly.
• If you could go back in time to when you were just starting out as a translator or interpreter, what advice would you give to your younger self?
  • Read as much as you can
• Name one resource – such as a phone app, CAT tool, website, and so forth – that you find especially helpful in your translating or interpreting work.
  • google translation
• What's the best book you've read this year?
  • Thinking Arabic Translation