Language interpretation for users includes a portable system for providing access to interpretation services, such as a prepaid, debit or credit card for the user. The prepaid card has a number of minutes of language interpretation service associated with it in addition to a number of minutes of telephone time. A telephone number to call is printed on the card for language interpretation services. Minutes or other unit of measure are deducted from the card as used for the interpretation. The cards are language specific, and the telephone number printed on the card is specific to a certain language. The service can be part of telephone service or more especially part of a mobile telephone service. The mobile telephone has a number of minutes of language interpretation service associated with it in addition to a number of minutes of telephone time. A telephone number is programmed to call the language interpretation services.