Listen to more languages in Google Translate for Android

Thursday, April 14, 2011 | 3:16 PM

(Cross-posted on the Google Translate blog)

Today we launched an update to Google Translate for Android that allows you to listen to translations in several more languages.

We’ve dramatically improved the quality of our spoken translations in over 15 languages, including Russian, Chinese and Portuguese, and added the ability to listen to three new languages: Japanese, Arabic and Korean. Text-to-speech is one of the most popular features of this mobile interface. Whether you’re learning how to say a foreign phrase, or trying to share information with someone in their language, simply tap the Speaker icon after doing a translation and you’ll hear the difference.





With today’s launch, Google Translate for Android supports translation between 58 languages and can speak translations in 24 languages. The application works on phones and tablets running Android 2.1 and above. To download Google Translate for Android, scan the QR code below, or visit us on the Android Market.



15 comments:

TheMediaProphet said...

We need Laotian up in here with a quickness. Lot's of Laos in my area.

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Unknown said...

Google = idiot , you should support those language in your android platform then do whatever you want, so how could I use Arabic translation while my nexus doesn't support it at all ??!!

Stellar Drift said...

Does it move to SD???!

turki said...

@Essam,
so true.
Google, any arabic support for Nexus S ?

Unknown said...

Russian is incorrect ;)))
Is it the same for other languages too?

Kayle said...

Latin! Finally! Thank you! "Gaudeo ut paeloris!"

Unknown said...

Very impressive. It can even understand my terrible spoken Japanese!

Amazing.

sjb

harut1230 said...

Our Armenian language is not supported by Android. And why you have added this language into the mobile translator? Why? Answer me.

Unknown said...

@Essam: Calling people names isn't generally considered a good way to get them to do stuff you want them to.

Saad said...

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Saad said...

Thank you Google for the Arabic TTS really appreciated! Hope that Arabic will be completely supported in the next update for Gingerbread (Nexus S user) as it is on Honeycomb.

Ben Eng said...

Need for the Chinese TTS to support dialects, such as Cantonese.

ThatNateGuy said...

Thanks for this, Google. Are there any plans to add Greek?

Unknown said...

Catalan, please! Catalan support! on Voice and the Android SO itself!