Voices Interpreting Company

Voices Interpreting Company A unique language service offering solutions to all your interpretation and translation needs.

Our interpreters are highly trained in various settings such as medical, legal, educational and human services. We do our best to serve our clientele by offering competitive rates and are available to travel wherever your services are needed.

😊 😁 🙂 🎃It's World Smile Day... “Wer lächelt, statt zu toben, ist immer der Stärkere.” [Translation: The person who smile...
10/04/2025

😊 😁 🙂 🎃
It's World Smile Day... “Wer lächelt, statt zu toben, ist immer der Stärkere.” [Translation: The person who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger one.] ​– A German saying to motivate through the rest of your week!

Lächeln! 🇩🇪 [Smile!]

10/03/2025

Farsi is a language of elegance 🙌

Erev Tov! עֶרֶב טוֹב [Good evening!]Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) - comes to an end this evening. For our Jewish fr...
10/03/2025

Erev Tov! עֶרֶב טוֹב [Good evening!]

Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) - comes to an end this evening. For our Jewish friends the past 24 hours have been dedicated to introspection, prayer and asking for forgiveness. Once the sun sets, Jewish families and friends will gather to break their fast. To all who celebrate may you have an easy close to your fast - full of meaning, love, wisdom, and peace (especially this year)! AND may tomorrow be the start of something good and new in your life as you travel through the coming year!

G'mar chatimah tovah גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה ["a good final sealing"]

10/02/2025

Join us this Friday at noon for our October 1st Fridays w/Iowa MMJ! This Friday we will share the most up to date policy changes in immigration, then cover "Know Your Rights" (KYR) and safety planning information for both parents and educators. The link to register is in our bio and if you have any questions email us at info@iowammj.org.

We hope to see you all on Friday!

"When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day." ✨💜Dust off your glitter tops, friends, put them on ...
09/29/2025

"When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day." ✨💜
Dust off your glitter tops, friends, put them on and shimmer-up your Monday.

09/26/2025

📣 VOLUNTEER CALL! 📣

Our festival runs on the valuable support of volunteers and we want you to be part of the best cultural festivals in Iowa.

Sign up to help with:
✅Admission Gates
✅ Beverage Tent
✅ Children’s Activities
✅ Cultural Booths
✅ Festival Set-up/Tear Down
https://www.latinoheritagefestival.org/volunteers

Oktoberfest 2025 is in full swing! In Munich the festivities began September 20th and go through October 4th - in the U....
09/26/2025

Oktoberfest 2025 is in full swing! In Munich the festivities began September 20th and go through October 4th - in the U.S., Oktoberfest celebrations take place throughout September and October allover!

What happens at Oktoberfest?... Also known as Wiesn Season in Munich, Oktoberfest is a highlight of fun-filled Bavarian culture = beer-drinking, dancing, eating, and beer-drinking (in a nutshell). It has been observed in Germany for over 200 years! Sound like something you'd like to be apart of? Here's some vocab that'll impress all your friends:

🍺 O'zapft is! / Es ist angezapft = It is tapped! (The official opening of the festival takes place when the Mayor of Munich taps the first keg of beer and announces this phrase in the Schottenhammel tent at noon.)
🍺 Bier = Beer
🍺 Maß = A 1 litre glass of beer
🍺 Radler = A lower-alcohol mix of beer and lemonade
🥨 Brezl/Brezn = Pretzel/Pretzels
🇩🇪 Wurst = Sausage
🧀 Obatzda = Local cheese spread
😵‍💫 Bierleichen = ‘beer corpses’ refers to people who have passed out from drinking too much
💧 Wasser = Water (don’t forget to top yourself up between drinks)
🇩🇪 Danke = Thank you!
🚽 Wo ist die Toilette? = Where are the toilets?
🍻 Oans, zwei, drei, g’suffa! = One, two, three, drink!

Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi, hoi, hoi! Prost!
[A toast, a toast, and a cozy place. Cheers!] Have a great weekend, friends!

Shalom! Mah shlomkhem? שלום! מַה שלומכם?[Translation: Hello! How are you?] HOPEFULLY doing well as we enter the very mid...
09/24/2025

Shalom! Mah shlomkhem?
שלום! מַה שלומכם?
[Translation: Hello! How are you?] HOPEFULLY doing well as we enter the very middle of the week! Woo hoo!

As Rosh Hashanah comes to a close this evening our Jewish friends enter the Ten Days of Repentance connecting the Yāmīm Nōrāʾīm יָמִים נוֹרָאִים [Days of Awe or High Holy Days] - Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. These ten days are viewed as an opportunity for change - looking at past deeds and the responsibility to rectify as well as determining what can be done about future deeds through penitence, prayer, and charity. Tzedakah, charity or acts of righteousness, requires looking outside oneself and see the needs of others. A really nice way to end the (Jewish) year, isn't it?

Have a wonderful rest of your week friends!
Gmar Chatimah Tovah
גמר חתימה טובה
[A good final sealing]


“An ending is always a beginning of something else.” (סוף זה תמיד התחלה של משהו אחר) Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה) begins thi...
09/22/2025

“An ending is always a beginning of something else.” (סוף זה תמיד התחלה של משהו אחר) Rosh Hashanah (ראש השנה) begins this evening! During this time creation is celebrated with a focus on deep, personal reflection and introspection. Partake by eating apples, honey, challah and tzimmes to symbolize a sweet new year!

To all our Jewish friends, "Chag sameach! L'shana tovah u'metukah!"
[Happy holiday! For a good and sweet new year!]


Officially... tá an fómhar ann! 🇮🇪 [Translation: it's Autumn!]An Irish proverb for you as we transition into a new seaso...
09/22/2025

Officially... tá an fómhar ann! 🇮🇪 [Translation: it's Autumn!]
An Irish proverb for you as we transition into a new season... May the magic of autumn color bring you many blessings!

🍁 Fall = an fómhar
🍁 Leaf = duilleog
🎃 Pumpkin = puimcín
🍁 Scarecrow = babhdán
🍁 Cozy = teolaí
🍎 Cider = leann úll
🍁 Falling Leaves = duilleoga ag titim

Sláinte mhaith!
[Cheers to your health!]

"Ahoy, matey!" [Translation: Hello, friend!]Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Born as an inside joke from a YMCA's racque...
09/19/2025

"Ahoy, matey!"
[Translation: Hello, friend!]

Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Born as an inside joke from a YMCA's racquetball court in Oregon (where two friends decided to throw jabs at each other in pirate-speak); it's now grown into a fun holiday that encourages people to incorporate pirate phrases into their conversations. Why not?! Besides saying "aarrr!" at the end of every statement, below are some pirate words/phrases for you to incorporate this afternoon:

☠ Avast ye! - Stop you!; pay attention!
☠ Blimey - something said when one is in a state of surprise
☠ Heave ho - instruction to put some strength into whatever one is doing
☠ Savvy? - a question that means, “Do you understand?”
☠ Shiver me timbers! - an expression used to show shock or disbelief
☠ Sink me! - an exclamation of great surprise
☠ Clap of thunder - a strong alcoholic drink
☠ Three sheets to the wind - someone who drank too many clap of thunders

“There is something mysterious about the life of a pirate.” "I smell adventure!" ― Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece (Manga pirate adventure)

Happy Friday, me hearties!
[Translation: Happy Friday, friends!]

"Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria." 🌺 "My language is my awakening, my language is the window to ...
09/19/2025

"Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria." 🌺 "My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul."

A Māori proverb emphasizing the importance of revitalizing native language, a struggle which is very important in maintaining culture... The entire point of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori ( )! Whakataukī [proverbs] play a large role within Māori culture. They are used as a reference point in speeches and as guidelines spoken to others every day. It is a poetic form of the Māori language often merging historical events, or holistic perspectives with underlying messages which are extremely influential to this centuries old society.

Have a wonderful rest of your week, friends! E noho rā. Mā te wā! [Goodbye. Until next time!]

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