LPT: if you ever need to use a translator, talk to the PERSON needing the translation and NOT the translator, and carry on your conversation as normal.
LPT: if you ever need to use a translator, talk to the PERSON needing the translation and NOT the translator, and carry on your conversation as normal. I work in healthcare where I sometimes treat patients who do not speak english or who are deaf. I've used professional translators countless times, and fumbled the first few times by trying to include the translator in the conversation saying things like, "tell him..." or "thank him for his patience with me while we translate..." etc. until one ...