Let's say you sent an inquiry to an embassy for a virtual field trip but you received a reply in a foreign language. In order to read it, you can use the translate feature of Google Mail.

1. In the top right of Google Mail, click the gear icon for Settings .

2. Click "See all settings".

3. In the "Language" section, pick a language from the drop-down menu.

4. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.