Spanish Course Riyadh

Learning a new language isn’t easy. It can take years of practice to become fluent and truly comfortable, but sometimes you need help faster than that. Whether it’s for travel or curiosity, being able to quickly translate a few phrases is extremely helpful. These apps make translating on the go extremely fast and easy and will help you bridge any communication gap. As with any computerized translation, these will not be completely accurate, and words taken out of context could end up having different meanings.

1. Google Translate

You may have used Google Translate through a browser, I know I did during my time in Spanish class, but now you can take it with you on your phone. With over 90 languages in the database, you should be able to travel almost anywhere and be able to make your way around. The app gives you four ways to enter in a word or phrase, the most obvious of which is typing it in. If you find yourself facing a word that has accents or symbols you can’t find in your basic phone keyboard, you can draw it in with your finger. A lot of times someone says a word to you and you have no idea how to spell it but you remember it, with Google you can speak the word into your microphone to the best of your ability and the app will find it for you. The last way is maybe the most useful, it actually allows you to take a photo of a sign or menu item and the app will identify the words and let you know that you’re heading the wrong way on a one-way street.

Pros:

• WordLens allows you to point camera at text and get translation
• Easy to toggle between languages
• Ability to save translations you use often

Cons:

• Hard to copy and paste text from other websites or texts
• Can be inaccurate with full sentences
• Some languages are more inaccurate than others

2. iTranslate

With a really stripped down interface, iTranslate is very easy to use. It consists of one menu where you choose form over 90 languages and then just plug in a word or phrase. You can then share the newly translated work in a text message, email or on Facebook so you won’t lose track of it. If you are worried about the pronunciation, the app will say it out loud for you. Sometimes spelling can be tricky so the app works to predict what you’re trying to type. This is the free version, but for $5 you can get the premium version and have the ability to use voice commands, get rid of ads and the ability to use longer texts. For quick phrases while traveling or a refresher while learning a language, the free version is perfect.

Pros:

• Straight forward menu
• Easy to toggle between many different languages
• Ability to share translations through text or social media

Cons:

• Comes with light

• Doesn’t come with voice recognition
• Can’t translate photos

Pros:

• Allows you to create a database of translated phrases

• May need multiple tries to get the correct translation