Are you on vacation or on a business trip abroad and you do not master the language of the country? Why not use your smartphone. Google's online translation application has a new interpreter mode capable of translating conversations in 8 different languages in real time..
Instant translator
The Google Translate app turns out to be a great travel companion. She can not only translate texts captured via the camera of a smartphone but also transcribe a conversation in real time between two people who do not speak the same language.
This new system based on an artificial intelligence module (Neural Machine Translation) works as follows. First, he will capture the sentences via the smartphone's microphone, transcribe them and then provide a live translation on the smartphone screen..
A new tool more suited to long conversations
Google offers a simultaneous translation system. This is not new, you say. Except that this new mode is no longer limited to the translation of simple sentences. It can be used to translate conversations, conferences and even pre-recorded speeches. To do this, simply place the microphone of your phone in front of the speakers of the device broadcasting the text.
Important note. At the time of writing, the new Google module supports 8 languages: French, English, Spanish, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, and Thai. The application will then be enriched with several other languages. It's just a matter of time..
Note that the use of the real-time conversation translation module requires an internet connection. Obviously this may cause some problems in a foreign country. However, the more limited offline mode of Google Translate remains available.
How to use the new conversation translation module
The deployment of the system for live transcription of a speech given in another language is now complete. To enjoy it, just download or update the Google Translate app on your smartphone.
As explained previously, the assistant is able to transcribe 8 different languages. You will therefore need to select from the list a starting language corresponding to that in which the speech is made, then a target language (your mother tongue).
- Open the Google Translate app
- Click on the Transcribe icon
- Select the source language and the target language at the top of the window
- Click on the toothed wheel to open the parameters
From this menu, you can change the size of the text, change the theme or view the original text. Note that it is possible to copy the translation to the clipboard and then paste it into a text editor or share it by email.