When you’re traveling to a place that speaks a different language than yours, do you still bring a travel book guide with you? Well, if you’re old school, you probably do. But in this digital and mobile age, you will probably rely on your device to help you go through basic conversations with the locals or read unfamiliar signs. If you have an Amazon Fire tablet, the good news is that the Microsoft Translator app is now finally available for your device.
The app can actually give Google Translate a run for its money and has been integrated into your Kindle app since 2012, translating passages from your ebooks. But now it has its own app to help you navigate the tricky world of other languages. It supports 50 different languages including Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and others. It is able to translate not just text, but also pictures and even conversations.
You can save some of the basic phrases (How much? Where’s the taxi stand?) ahead of time so you’re prepared when you reach your destination. And if you’re not on roaming and Internet connection is spotty, better download the language packs ahead of time so that it will still be able to translate what needs translation even offline. But if you have Internet, you’ll be able to use the conversation feature so you can actually somewhat converse with the locals. It can also translate pictures that you take and even images from your email, social media, etc.
You can download the Microsoft Translator app from the Amazon Underground app store. The app has also now been optimized for your Android tablet, in case you actually don’t have a Fire. You can download it from the Google Play Store.
SOURCE: Microsoft
