通訳

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 通訳, read つうやく, means interpreting speech into another language or the person doing so.
• Basic usage: It is used for conveying speech between languages at a meeting.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Work and person
  • In the example, 通訳を担当した means took charge of interpreting.
  • In 通訳が話し終わるまで, it means until the interpreter finishes speaking.
• Distinction from written translation
  • 翻訳 is used mainly for translating written text, whereas 通訳 conveys spoken exchanges.