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Dari voice-over

Native Dari voice actors, cast for your audience and directed by our team. You hear a shortlist and approve a written quote before recording.

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Samples

We send Dari samples chosen for your script.

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Real human voices

  1. Human

    Real human voices

    Every voice is a professional actor in a booth. No synthetic voices.

  2. Native

    Their first language

    Cast from speakers who grew up with the language your audience speaks.

  3. Directed

    A director on every line

    We listen for meaning, pace and pronunciation in the session, not after it.

Dari voices

No public Dari demos yet. We record samples on your own lines instead.

Samples on your own lines

Send a few lines of your script and we come back with Dari voices reading them.

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What Dari voice-over is hired for

  • Afghanistan

    Dari is one of two main languages and is used in Kabul and the media.

  • The Afghan diaspora

    Communities abroad are reached with a familiar voice.

  • Humanitarian communication

    NGOs publish health and safety audio.

Typical projects

  • NGOs and aid bodies
  • Telecoms and banks
  • Media producers
  • Health agencies

Dari in a voice-over brief

Dari is the form of Persian used in Afghanistan. It keeps some older pronunciations that Iranian Persian has lost and has its own vocabulary. It is written in the Persian alphabet from right to left. Public health, security and development messages are often produced in Dari and Pashto together. A brief states the audience, the register and whether the final text follows Afghan or Iranian spelling conventions.

Accent and direction notes

What our director listens for in a Dari session.

  1. A Persian variety

    Dari is close to Iranian Persian but with its own sound and vocabulary.

  2. Right-to-left script

    Scripts run right to left.

  3. Beside Pashto

    Many campaigns run in Dari and Pashto.

What casting decides in Dari

  • Dari or Persian

    Audiences hear the difference.

  • Register

    Health information is plain.

How we work

  1. Casting

    We shortlist voices for your language, audience and tone, and explain the difference between them. You choose, and approve a written quote.

  2. Direction

    A director runs the session against your brief: meaning, pace and every agreed pronunciation. You can listen in remotely.

  3. Delivery

    Every file is checked against the script word by word and technically, then delivered in your format and naming.

What decides the price

No price list: every quote is written for your project and states usage and the delivery date.

Length
Word count or running time of the finished audio.
Use and territory
Internal, online or broadcast; where it runs and for how long.
Voice
Some languages and voice profiles are scarcer than others.
Picture and files
Recording to timecode, splitting and naming add work.

Dari voice-over questions

Is Dari the same as Persian?

Closely related, with differences in sound and words.

Can you add Pashto?

Yes, see the Pashto page.

Who reviews?

A native reviewer.

Related languages

Tell us about your Dari project

Four questions. A draft script or a word count is enough; you get a written quote before anything is recorded.

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