As a translator or interpreter

As an untrained translator or interpreter (other than interpreting as a child)

  • Este, a veces este, como cuando voy al, al doctor con mi mamá para ayudarle, este, hay unas mmm, palabras pues que no no exactamente sé qué significan en inglés, so, me toca, me hace más difícil traducirle. (Speaker 14)

Translation: Well, sometimes, like when I go to the doctor with my mom to help her, hm, there are some, some words in English that I don’t know exactly what they mean, so, I have to, translating becomes more difficult. (Speaker 14)

  • Tuve que interpretar para un familiar en la corte. Yyy me preguntaron pues que si era el traductor. Le dije, ‘no soy el traductor, pero vengo a ayudarlo porque también él no, no sabe el idioma’. (Speaker 10)

Translation: I had to interpret for a family member at court. And they asked me whether I was a translator. I told them ‘I am not the translator, but I came here to help him, because he does not speak the language.’ (Speaker 10)