 
Middle East/AfricaA wide variety of languages are spoken throughout Middle East/Africa. Full list » Frequently requested languages for this region are Arabic & Hebrew. ArabicArabic has its own alphabet, which is composed of 28 consonants. Most of the characters have four different forms, one for beginning a word, another for ending a word, still another for a medial position, and a fourth for a letter used by itself. Vowels are shown by symbols above or below the consonants, but they are optional and are often not written. The direction of writing is from right to left. More>> Examples of translation into Middle Eastern languages » HebrewHebrew is the official language of Israel. Modern Hebrew is written from right to left using the Hebrew alphabet. Modern scripts are based on the "square" letter form. A similar system is used in handwriting, but the letters tend to be more circular in their character, and sometimes vary markedly from their printed equivalents. Most modern Hebrew texts contain only consonants, spaces and western-style punctuation. Examples of translation into Middle Eastern languages » How do I get started?
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