Correcting the Language on an Interpreter Request
Registry officer (speaking English) and Adult defendant (speaking Dari) talk through “Correcting the Language on an Interpreter Request”. You interpret both ways — English into Dari, and Dari into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Full transcript with model answers
Under each segment: a model interpretation, the information points an examiner checks, and the easiest thing to miss. Try the segment yourself first, then open it. The model is one good way to say it; other wordings that keep every point score just as well.
I can check your interpreter request here at Campbelltown Local Court. Please give me your name, case reference, and what needs changing.
Model answer and marking points
می‌توانم درخواست ترجمان شما را اینجا در محکمهٔ محلی کمپبل‌تاون بررسی کنم. لطفاً نام‌تان، شمارهٔ دوسیه و این‌که چه چیزی باید تغییر کند را بگویید.
What an examiner checks here:
- Can check the interpreter request
- At Campbelltown Local Court
- Request for name
- Request for case reference
- Request for what needs changing
Easy to miss: The speaker offers to check the request, not to confirm an interpreter.
نامم مریم احمدی است. شمارهٔ دوسیه‌ام 38164 است. درخواست ترجمان را روز هشتم اکتوبر دادم، اما زبانم فارسی ثبت شده. می‌خواهم دری افغانستان نوشته شود.
Model answer and marking points
My name is Maryam Ahmadi. My case reference is 38164. I submitted the interpreter request on 8 October, but my language was recorded as Persian. I want it to say Dari, Afghan Persian.
What an examiner checks here:
- Name: Maryam Ahmadi
- Case reference: 38164
- Interpreter request submitted on 8 October
- Language recorded as Persian
- Wants Dari, Afghan Persian, recorded
Easy to miss: Keep the case reference 38164 and the requested language correction exact.
Thank you, Ms Ahmadi. The request submitted on 8 October lists Persian. You need Dari, Afghan Persian. Could you explain why that distinction matters for you?
Model answer and marking points
تشکر، خانم احمدی. در درخواستی که روز هشتم اکتوبر داده شده، زبان فارسی نوشته شده است. شما به ترجمان دری، یعنی فارسی افغانستان، ضرورت دارید. می‌توانید توضیح بدهید که چرا این تفاوت برای‌تان مهم است؟
What an examiner checks here:
- Addresses Ms Ahmadi
- Request submitted on 8 October
- Request lists Persian
- Needs Dari, Afghan Persian
- question: Why does the distinction matter to her?
Easy to miss: Keep the final question as a request for her explanation.
من دری افغانستان گپ می‌زنم. فارسی ایران را تا حدی می‌فهمم، اما بعضی اصطلاحات حقوقی فرق می‌کند. می‌ترسم سوال محکمه را درست نفهمم یا جوابم دقیق ترجمه نشود.
Model answer and marking points
I speak Dari, Afghan Persian. I understand Iranian Persian to some extent, but some legal terms are different. I’m worried I might not understand the court’s question properly or that my answer might not be interpreted accurately.
What an examiner checks here:
- Speaks Dari, Afghan Persian
- Understands Iranian Persian to some extent
- Some legal terms differ
- Concern about understanding the court’s question correctly
- Concern about accurate interpretation of her answer
Easy to miss: She understands Iranian Persian to some extent; she does not say she cannot understand it.
Your mention is listed for 16 November at 9 am. I can correct the request to specify Dari, Afghan Persian, and record your explanation.
Model answer and marking points
جلسهٔ بررسی ابتدایی دوسیهٔ شما برای شانزدهم نومبر ساعت نه صبح تعیین شده است. می‌توانم درخواست را اصلاح کنم تا زبان دری، یعنی فارسی افغانستان، در آن مشخص شود و توضیح شما را هم ثبت کنم.
What an examiner checks here:
- Court mention listed for 16 November
- Time: 9 am
- Can correct the interpreter request
- Will specify Dari, Afghan Persian
- Can record her explanation
Easy to miss: A mention is a preliminary court appearance, not a trial.
بلی، شانزدهم نومبر ساعت نه صبح است. لطفاً زبان را اصلاح کنید. اگر قبلاً ترجمان تعیین شده باشد، به کسی که هماهنگی ترجمان را انجام می‌دهد هم خبر می‌دهید؟
Model answer and marking points
Yes, it’s on 16 November at nine in the morning. Please correct the language. If an interpreter has already been assigned, will you also let the person coordinating interpreters know?
What an examiner checks here:
- Confirms 16 November
- Confirms 9 am
- Requests correction of the language
- Condition: an interpreter may already have been assigned
- question: Will the interpreter coordinator also be notified?
Easy to miss: The existing interpreter assignment is conditional, not confirmed.
Yes. I will update our record and ask the registry staff handling interpreter bookings to review any existing booking. This does not confirm a Dari interpreter.
Model answer and marking points
بلی. معلومات ثبت‌شدهٔ ما را به‌روز می‌کنم و از کارمندان دفتر ثبت محکمه که مسئول هماهنگی ترجمان‌ها هستند می‌خواهم هر رزروی را که از قبل شده باشد بررسی کنند. این به معنای تأیید ترجمان دری نیست.
What an examiner checks here:
- Will update the court record
- Will ask registry staff handling interpreter bookings
- Staff to review any existing booking
- Does not confirm a Dari interpreter
Easy to miss: Updating the request does not confirm a Dari interpreter.
تشکر. چطور بفهمم که ترجمان دری تأیید شده؟ اگر تا روز محکمه خبر نگرفتم، باز هم باید حاضر شوم؟ می‌شود یک کاپی کتبی از درخواست اصلاح‌شده هم بدهید؟
Model answer and marking points
Thank you. How can I find out whether a Dari interpreter has been confirmed? If I haven’t heard anything by the court date, do I still have to attend? Could you also give me a written copy of the corrected request?
What an examiner checks here:
- question: How can she check whether a Dari interpreter is confirmed?
- Condition: no news by the court date
- question: Must she still attend?
- question: Can she also receive a written copy of the corrected request?
Easy to miss: Preserve all three questions, especially whether she must attend without confirmation.
Contact this registry with your case reference to check confirmation. Attend unless the court tells you otherwise. I can print the corrected request; it will not confirm a booking.
Model answer and marking points
برای این‌که معلوم کنید ترجمان تأیید شده یا نه، با همین دفتر ثبت محکمه تماس بگیرید و شمارهٔ دوسیه‌تان را بدهید. باید حاضر شوید، مگر این‌که محکمه به شما دستور دیگری بدهد. می‌توانم درخواست اصلاح‌شده را چاپ کنم؛ این نسخه تأیید رزرو ترجمان نیست.
What an examiner checks here:
- Contact this registry
- Use the case reference
- Check interpreter confirmation
- Must attend unless the court says otherwise
- Can print the corrected request
- Printed request does not confirm a booking
Easy to miss: Attendance is required unless the court tells her otherwise, regardless of interpreter confirmation.
فهمیدم. برای پیگیری با همین دفتر ثبت تماس می‌گیرم و اگر محکمه چیز دیگری نگوید، حاضر می‌شوم. لطفاً کاپی را بدهید تا به وکیلم هم نشان بدهم.
Model answer and marking points
I understand. I’ll contact this same registry to follow up, and I’ll attend unless the court tells me otherwise. Please give me the copy so I can show it to my lawyer as well.
What an examiner checks here:
- Understands the instructions
- Will contact the same registry to follow up
- Will attend unless the court says otherwise
- Requests the copy
- Wants to show it to her lawyer as well
Easy to miss: Keep the exception to attendance tied to instructions from the court.
Here is your corrected request. Please check your name and language before you leave, and keep the copy when contacting us about the interpreter booking.
Model answer and marking points
این هم درخواست اصلاح‌شدهٔ شما. لطفاً پیش از رفتن، نام و زبان‌تان را بررسی کنید و این کاپی را نگه دارید تا هنگام تماس با ما دربارهٔ رزرو ترجمان همراه‌تان باشد.
What an examiner checks here:
- Hands over the corrected request
- Check name before leaving
- Check language before leaving
- Keep the copy for contact about the interpreter booking
Easy to miss: She is asked to check both her name and her language before leaving.
بلی، نامم مریم احمدی درست نوشته شده و زبان هم حالا دری افغانستان است. تشکر، این کاپی را نگه می‌دارم و وقت پیگیری شمارهٔ دوسیه‌ام را می‌گویم.
Model answer and marking points
Yes, my name, Maryam Ahmadi, is written correctly, and the language is now Dari, Afghan Persian. Thank you. I’ll keep this copy and give my case reference when I follow up.
What an examiner checks here:
- Confirms name Maryam Ahmadi is correct
- Language now recorded as Dari, Afghan Persian
- Will keep the copy
- Will provide her case reference when following up
Easy to miss: She confirms the corrected request details, not that an interpreter has been booked.
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