Google Translate

By Jessica Ou and Anna Shevchenko

What is Google Translate?

It's both a website and a mobile application that allows you to translate text from over 100 different languages. The mobile app has exclusive features like two-way conversation translation (which allows you to talk to someone who speaks a different language by translating what you say) and translating text from pictures.

How to translate from a picture

Open the Google Translate app. On the top of the screen, select which language the text is in (on the left) and the language you want to translate into (on the right).
Click on the little camera icon.
Take a picture of the text you want to translate.
Highlight the words by drawing over them with your finger (imagine they're hidden, and you want to uncover them!)
Tap the little arrow button in the top-right corner to see the translation!

How to hear pronunciations of words

Open the Google Translate app. On the top of the screen, select which language the text is in (on the left) and the language you want to translate into (on the right).
Type in the text you want to translate and click on the arrow on the right-hand side of the page.
Click on the little speaker button on the left side of the translation to hear it (make sure your volume is on!) You can listen to the original language, as well as the translated text.

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