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Speech Data Collection Contributor (Arabic, Qatar)

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$50/project

A one-off recording task: you read 500 short Arabic sentences into the Appen Mobile app, and the recordings help train speech-recognition systems. It suits native Gulf Arabic speakers living in Qatar; Appen runs the same role for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, so it is not open to people in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa or Egypt.

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Pay

$50/project

A flat $50 on the Qatar posting for one session, paid once at least 90% of recordings pass quality review. Appen's Saudi Arabia posting of the role gives $35 and its United Arab Emirates posting $40.

Type
Contract
Hours
One-off: a single 500-sentence session of about 1 to 2 hours, on your own schedule
Africa
Not in Africa
Platform
Appen
Posted
Aug 18, 2026

01 · The role

What you would do

  • Read 500 short Arabic sentences aloud and record them in the Appen Mobile app
  • Follow the project's recording guidelines
  • Aim for at least 90% of recordings passing quality review, since that is what triggers payment

02 · Requirements

What they ask for

  • Native Gulf Arabic speaker living in Qatar, with Gulf Arabic listed in your profile's language skills
  • Age 18 or over
  • A smartphone that works with the Appen Mobile app
  • Ability to follow recording guidelines
  • Gulf Arabic
  • Voice recording
  • Speech data
  • Scripted reading

03 · Eligibility

Who can apply

Remote. Applicants must be native Gulf Arabic speakers living in Qatar. Places are limited by demographic quotas.

Countries named in the listing: Qatar.

Not in Africa

  • NigeriaCannot apply
  • KenyaCannot apply
  • GhanaCannot apply
  • South AfricaCannot apply
  • EgyptCannot apply

That is as far as the listing and Appen's country rules show: the listing has the last word, and rules change. Appen in Africa

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04 · Applying

How to get in

You apply through Appen's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.

05 · Source

About this listing

We last confirmed this opening on Nov 11, 2026, and it was posted on Aug 18, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of Appen's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.

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Speech Data Collection Contributor (Arabic, Qatar)

$50/project

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