Translate the letter someone cannot read
An official letter in a language you do not read is frightening in a way that is hard to convey.
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Why it lands
Households where nobody reads the local language well receive the same tax demands, school letters and medical appointments as everybody else, and a missed deadline has the same consequences. Machine translation handles the gist and reliably fails on exactly the parts that matter — conditional clauses, deadlines, what is actually being required. A person who reads it properly and explains what must happen removes a genuine risk.
How
Read it, then explain the action and the date rather than translating word for word: “This says you must reply by the 14th or the claim closes.” Help draft the reply. Say clearly when something needs a professional rather than you.
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