A Closer Look at Apple’s Built-In Translate App on iPhone

Whether you’re trying to talk to someone who speaks an entirely different language or you’re just trying to learn a new one, you’ll be glad to know that Apple in iOS 14 comes with its own built-in translator! Thanks to this app, you can quickly translate text and speech from one language to another. With its speech output, comprehensive dictionary, and twelve languages, it’s a must-have tool for any traveler! Let’s dive deep and explore the Translate app’s features and how you can use them.

What are the Features of Apple’s Translate App on the iPhone?

Interface

The Translate app’s user-friendly interface makes it easy for you to choose languages to translate to and from. You may choose to translate words and phrases in text form or you may tap the microphone option and speak them aloud. The original phrase is shown in black and the translated version is in blue. To get the correct pronunciation of the words, simply tap the play button.

Languages

You can use the Translate app to translate to and from 11 different languages including the following:

Arabic
Mainland Chinese
English (US and UK)
French
German

Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian

Spanish

Voice Translations

To use voice translation for translating into your target language, tap the app’s microphone and speak a phrase, long sentence, or speech out loud. You may play the spoken translation to hear the correct way of pronouncing the words.

Text Translations

If you want to copy and paste something from a document or a website for a translation, you can tap Enter text and type or paste text translations into the app.

Conversation Mode

If you want to chat back and forth with a person who speaks another language, get to Conversation Mode by turning your iPhone to landscape mode. Each person must tap the microphone button so that the iPhone can listen to and translate between languages. To enable automatic speech detection, make sure that the Automatic Detection is toggled on.

Dictionary

Translate apps’ built-in dictionary feature provides definitions for any word in any language that’s available for use in the app. Simply tap on the word in the language to get its meaning.

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