An apparatus configured to provide translated content to a
receiver includes a storage configured to store
address book information including identification information identifying a user of the
receiver; a user inputter configured to receive input including the identification information and content to be transmitted to the
receiver; a controller configured to determine a language corresponding to the user of the receiver identified by the receiver identification information based on the
address book information and the identification information; and a communicator configured to transmit a request to translate the content into the determined language.