Start with the other person’s need. Mediation can happen across languages or within one language: explaining a complex text, summarising positions or making information accessible. It is not word-for-word translation, but it does not permit adding facts.
The teaching notice says: "Входът е 2 евро. За ученици е безплатен. Посещенията след 17 ч. са само с предварителна заявка"
. For a school student, say: "За теб входът е безплатен, но за посещение след 17 ч. трябва предварителна заявка"
. You have shortened it without losing the condition. Do not add that all visits need no booking.
Select, connect, check. Identify the purpose, select relevant details, explain unfamiliar terminology and check numbers. Preserve the distinction between possibility, expectation and certainty. Attribute another person’s opinion: "Според автора…"
.
In a disagreement, summarise each position so its speaker can recognise it. Identify the shared goal and remaining disagreement. Ask "Правилно ли Ви разбирам?"
when uncertain. Finally compare your version with the source: what did you omit, and does it matter to this reader?
| източник | точно предаване |
|---|---|
| за ученици — безплатно | За теб като ученик входът е безплатен. |
| след 17 ч. — само със заявка | След 17 ч. е нужна предварителна заявка. |
| възможно е | възможност, не обещание |
| според автора | чужда позиция, не мой факт |
Examples
За теб входът е безплатен, но за посещение след 17 ч. трябва предварителна заявка.
Admission is free for you, but a visit after 5 p.m. needs advance booking.
Според автора промяната може да намали разходите.
According to the author, the change may reduce costs.
С други думи, точният срок още не е потвърден.
In other words, the exact deadline has not yet been confirmed.
И двете страни искат по-лесен достъп, но предлагат различни решения.
Both sides want easier access, but propose different solutions.
Правилно ли Ви разбирам: подкрепяте целта, но не и срока в предложението?
Do I understand you correctly: you support the aim but not the proposed deadline?
For speakers of your language
Do not replace "може да"
with a categorical future in translation. Preserve the distinction between possibility and promise.
Quick quiz
A school student wants to visit at 6 p.m. Which answer conveys the teaching notice accurately?
Входът е безплатен, но трябва предварителна заявка.
The price exemption does not cancel the condition concerning time.Which paraphrase preserves the certainty level in "може да намали разходите"
?
Възможно е разходите да намалеят.
Possibility is not turned into a guaranteed or completed result.Which expression preserves attribution of someone else’s opinion?
Според автора…
The source of the position remains visible.Which summary preserves the disagreement in the fourth example?
Имат обща цел, но не и общо решение.
Agreement on the goal does not erase differences over the means.Mediation is possible when both interlocutors use the same language.
True
Making a complex text accessible within one language is also mediation.