KATARINA CLARKE

Professional Interpreter and Translator of Slovak & Czech Languages

DPSI Qualified | Member of NRPSI

About Me

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, it goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, it goes to his heart.”

– Nelson Mandela

Hi, I’m Katarina. I’m originally from Zilina, situated in northern Slovakia, although have lived in Lancashire, UK for over eight years now. Since graduating from Grammar School back home, I have travelled, studied and worked across Europe and North America, keen to put the years of English lessons to some use. At eighteen years old and from a very different culture, it’s fair to say this was indeed a baptism of fire… but an exciting one nonetheless. I successfully completed my studies in Rochdale and returned to Bratislava to further my education in Business & Marketing, at the University of Economics, gaining a Masters degree in 2007, following five years study.

I returned to England shortly thereafter, such was my love of the place, and studied for the DPSI (Diploma in Public Service Interpreting). Since then, I have provided Interpretation and Translation services for Slovak and Czech languages to many clients in the Public and Private sector across the UK, including various police forces, the NHS, charities, courts and tribunals, job centres, high schools and primary schools, social work… and so on.

Whilst I’m based in the North West, primarily operating in Lancashire, Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, I provide services up and down the country. I absolutely love what I do, and take a great deal of pride in the quality of my work. I offer my clients absolute reliability, promptness, flexibility and confidentiality. Feel free to drop me a line if you think I can help with any of your projects!

My Services

Consecutive Interpreting

I’ll listen whilst the other person is speaking, make some notes, and then repeat back in the target language when they’re done.

Simultaneous Interpreting

I’ll be multi-tasking here; listening to the other person and rendering the speech almost simultaneously.

Translation

I’ll convert words or text from Slovak/ Czech to English… and vice versa. Yes there’s Google Translate but, don’t let the robots win! Seriously, they’re just not up to it… yet.

Proofreading

I’ll read through any text which has already been translated to make sure everything has been translated correctly.

My Experience

Courts & Tribunals

Exam Assessment

Social & Welfare

Education & Special Needs Support

Healthcare

Police Interviews and Witness Statements

What my clients say about me?

Katarina was the interpreter for weekly therapy sessions I had with a client. This work lasted for over four months. Katarina was a brilliant interpreter. Not only did she translate verbatim, she was warm and respectful towards the client, which given the emotional content of the work, was very important. Given the specific content of the work, I was impressed with Katarina’s capacity to translate very specific words. She was always on time and gave a lot of notice for the one session she was unable to do over the Christmas period. I am very happy to recommend Katarina as a skilful and professional interpreter.

Dr Kate Marks Warm and respectful

I would just like to take the opportunity to acknowledge the professionalism and dedication of Katarina Clarke. Katarina has been involved in several of my investigations and has proven to be reliable, dependable and a true asset to the team. She always has a smile on her face and any task is not too much trouble. I would recommend her translation skills to anyone as she is of the highest calibre.

Greater Manchester Police Reliable, dependable and a true asset!

Your interpretation skills are by far the best our company has experienced to date. Will be in touch again Katarina!

David Carter Best we've ever had