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Google Translate is a free service that instantly translates words, phrases and web pages between English and over 100 other languages – turned 10 on Friday. “Our goal was to break language barriers and to make the world more accessible. Since then, we have grown from supporting two languages to 103 and from hundreds of users to hundreds of millions,” Barak Turovsky, product lead of Google Translate, posted on Google’s official blog. Google Translate currently supports nine of India’s 22 official languages. Voice search in Hindi and seven other Indian languages were launched in June 2014. In its journey of 10 years, Google Translate has helped people make connections by translation.Here we take a look at top 10 key features of 'Google translate':
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1. Google Translate helps people make connections: Google Translate can help people help each other, often in the most difficult of times.
2. Google Translate is being used by 500 million users. The most common translations are between English and Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese and Indonesian. -
3. Google Transale translates 100 billion words a day. Goggle Translation reflect trends and events. In addition to common phrases like “I love you,” there are also people looking for translations related to current events and trends. For instance there is a big spike in translations for the word "selfie,” and this past week, translations for "purple rain" spiked by more than 25,000 percent.
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4. Google Translate is becoming better with Translate Community. So far, 3.5 million people have made 90 million contributions through Translate Community, helping us improve and add new languages to Google Translate. A few properly translated sentences can make a huge difference when faced with a foreign language or country. By reviewing, validating and recommending translations, Google Translate is being improved on a daily basis.
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5. Google Translate's feature 'The Word Lens' — can instantly translate words into 28 languages — is letting people read menus, street signs and more.
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6. Google Transalte help you see the world in your language. Word Lens is your friend when reading menus, street signs and more. This feature in the Google Translate App lets you instantly see translations in 28 languages.
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7. Google Translate has been working hard to learn the many languages of India Google Translate currently supports nine of India’s 22 official languages. Voice search in Hindi and seven other Indian languages launched in June 2014. Visual translation from English to Hindi was added in n July 30 2015 and Sindhi was added to the mix earlier this year.
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8. Google Translate help you have a conversation no matter what language you speak. In 2011, the ability to have a bilingual conversation on Google Translate was introduced. The app will recognize which language is being spoken when you’re talking with someone, allowing you to have a natural conversation in 32 languages.
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9. Google Translate don't need an Internet connection to connect. Many countries don’t have reliable Internet, so it’s important to be able to translate on the go. You can instantly translate signs and menus offline with Word Lens on both Android and iOS, and translate typed text offline with Android.
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10. Google Translate's feature of visual translation from English to Hindi was added in July 2015. Sindhi was added to the mix earlier this year. Google made it possible to do a bilingual conversation on Translate.
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