Walk the day in the order it happens
Rather than sitting down and listing tasks, take her through the house as each part of the day actually unfolds: the morning routine when morning starts, the kitchen habits at the point you'd normally be in the kitchen, the evening wind-down when evening comes. Seeing where the broom is kept, how the stove is used, or which door gets locked first sticks far better when it happens in its natural moment than when it's recited out of sequence in a single sitting.
This is also the point to flag anything unusual about your household early: an appliance that behaves differently from what she's used to, a room that's off-limits, a pet with its own habits. Raise these as they come up in the walkthrough itself, tied to the moment and the object, rather than as a separate list read out afterward.
- Walk morning tasks in the morning, evening tasks in the evening.
- Show the physical location of items as you mention them.
- Flag anything unusual about your household in the moment it applies.
Check that it landed, not just that it was said
Talking through a task once and asking 'do you understand?' tells you almost nothing, because the honest answer under pressure to seem capable is usually yes regardless. Instead, after showing a task, ask her to do it herself while you watch, or to describe back to you what she'll do next time. What you're looking for is whether the steps and the reasons behind them came through, not whether she can repeat the words you used.
Where something didn't land, correct it there in the moment, calmly, and let her try again rather than moving on and hoping it settles itself. A routine that's shaky on day two is normal; one that's still shaky by the end of the first week is worth a direct, specific conversation rather than another silent repeat of the same walkthrough.
When language is limited, show more than you tell
If you and your helper don't share much spoken language yet, don't try to compensate with longer explanations. Point at objects as you name them, do a task together the first time rather than only demonstrating it, and use gestures and simple repeated words for anything time-sensitive (what time, how many, how often). Physical demonstration and doing it side by side carry meaning that a longer spoken sentence in a language she's still learning usually won't.
A phone translation app can help for specific words or a short phrase, but it's a supplement to the walkthrough, not a substitute for showing her the actual task with your hands. Build in a little more time for this stage than you'd expect to need, since a slower, demonstrated first pass tends to need far less correcting later than a rushed spoken one.