What Does a Spanish Interpreter Do?
A Spanish interpreter translates oral conversations between two or more people, speaking Spanish and one other language. An interpreter is similar to a translator, but the two terms are not completely interchangeable. In general, a translator is one who works with the written word, and usually only translates languages in one direction – i.e. Spanish to English, but not English to Spanish. These languages are referred to as the “source language” and the “target language.” An interpreter, however, translates language orally, on-the-spot, and in both directions as needed.
