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Difficulties in Communicating Ideas from Indonesian Language into English in Interpretation Class”. State University of Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar, 2024/2025. The problem in this study is the difficulty faced by fifth-semester students of English study program in interpretation class. Although they have attended lectures, not all students show good interpretation skills, especially when speaking directly in front of the class. The purpose of this study is to reveal and describe the difficulties experienced by students in the interpretation process in class. This study employed a qualitative research method with a descriptive qualitative design. The informants in this study were eight English Language Education students who experienced difficulties in interpreting in the Interpretation class. The informants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. In this study, the researcher acted as the key instrument and used interview guidelines and a voice recorder. Member checking was used as the data collection technique. Furthermore, the study employed Miles and Huberman's interactive data analysis model, which included data reduction, data display, data verification, and conclusions. The research results show that there are 4 difficulties students face in interpreting from Indonesian to English in interpretation classes, namely: (1) linguistic issues, (2) cognitive issues, (3) Translational issues, (4) cultural issues. The data verifies that improving interpretation skills requires an integrated approach—strengthening language proficiency, developing mental strategies to reduce anxiety, practicing listening and interaction, and increasing exposure to cultural expressions