Google Translate improved - Now with reverse translations for suggestions

Google Translate is now improved! After completing a translation, Google Translate will now provide reverse translation back to the original language for their suggestions so the user can better determine which of the translated terms are more appropriate.

Our users often tell us that they check our translations by translating them back into their original language. Reverse translations can distinguish translations of different meanings and reveal subtle differences among similar words. Each translation is now annotated with its most frequent reverse translations.

This is an excellent update. Do note that for now, this feature is currently available only when translating from or into English.

» A Smarter Dictionary for Translation | Google Translate Blog

Google Translate with Conversation Mode

Google Translate for Android now includes conversation mode feature, supporting more than 14 languages. Using conversation mode, you can now choose a pair of languages, speak into the mobile device and get them translated between the 2 languages.

This new feature is certainly going to be extremely helpful when you are trying to communicate with someone from a different country speaking their own language.

Download Google Translate for Android here.

» Start the conversation with Google Translate for Android | Official Google Blog

Google Translate supports phonetic typing (hanyu pinyin 汉语拼音)

Google Translate has provided support for phonetic typing (hanyu pinyin 汉语拼音). Without having to install a Chinese input language add-on, it is now possible to type in Chinese hanyu pinyin 汉语拼音. I must say this is a 100 times thumbs up!

Google Translate phonetic typing in action

Google Translate New Look

Google Translate New Look

Google Translate is the latest Google service spotted with a new design based on Google+. Gmail, Calendar and Blogger are some other Google products that were revamped earlier.

Google Translate for Android with voice recognition

Google Translate's app for Android added a feature that has previously announced by Google: conversation mode. The new option is experimental and it only works for English and Spanish.

Currently, you can only use Conversation Mode when translating between English and Spanish. In conversation mode, simply press the microphone for your language and start speaking. Google Translate will translate your speech and read the translation out loud. Your conversation partner can then respond in their language, and you’ll hear the translation spoken back to you.

A new look for Google Translate for Android [via]

Google Translate's Beatbox Easter Egg

Indeed interesting to use Google Translate!

1. Go to Google Translate
2. Set the translator to translate German to German
3. Copy + paste the following into the translate box: pv zk pv pv zk pv zk kz zk pv pv pv zk pv zk zk pzk pzk pvzkpkzvpvzk kkkkkk bsch
4. Click "listen

Or you may just simply go to direct link.

Other variations you could try are: 1, 2, 3.

There are some things Google can't translate: Baby babbling

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Google Translates Documents

Google Translate is now capable of translating uploaded documents for you.

However, Google translate will first convert your uploaded documents into HTML format before translation. During the file conversion process, layout of embedded images may not be preserved. The documents supported by Google Translate are Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, HTML and text files.

Comparing Google Translate and Bing Translate

Google Translate recently launched a new feature to show translated sentences in tooltip on mouse hover. Do take note Translation MUST be checked (not default) to be able to see the translation in tooltip.


Microsoft recently newly revamped search engine Bing also came out with their very own translation service - Bing Translator. This new translator come with a cool side-by-side feature to compare original and translated webpages. Mouse hover on a sentence will allow you see one-to-one comparison. This is pretty cool.

Google Translator
http://translate.google.com/

Bing Translator
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/

Google Translate

I tried to translate my blog from English to Chinese Simplified and got it as below. Even though the translation is not 100% correct, the result is quite impressive. Oh ya, my name translated in Chinese is not the one from the translated result. My Chinese name is 宏俊.
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhongjun.blogspot.com&langpair=en%7Czh-CN&hl=en&ie=UTF8

Google Translate
http://translate.google.com/translate_t?hl=en