...so all this time we could have understood her words? I didn't realize she was speaking a living language.
While it can be immersive not to understand what she's saying, there's a fine line where it becomes frustrating. I think you chose the perfect place to start translating their words, if that's what happened here.
Google translate is really powerful under the right conditions. If there's proper grammar and few idioms, Google can handle even complex translations amazingly well. It just can't keep up with slang, idioms, and bad grammar (usually).