When I first heard about this I was really surprised that we needed the translation results quicker than Google was already dishing them out. I mean how hard is it to type your text, press translate and see the results? Not hard at all.
But then I watched the video… and Google has just made a simple change which makes the page flow cleaner. I took a quick look at the site and when I translate something with no real purpose I usually go English to Dutch as my father is from Holland. I spent most of my youth listening to him and my Oma talking to each other and wish I could speak it now.
A quick type in the box and I got this: Dit is leuk. Ik wou dat ik kon spreken Nederlands!
That got me thinking really. They need to make this a mobile app. Put this on all the iPhones and Blackberries out there and you replace all the pocket translators in a second!
If you are also daring enough to trust Google outright, you could use this to learn common phrases of a language and teach yourself how to speak it. Good luck with the accent though.
Take a look at the video, it’s a fun view :)
Happy translating,
Geek on!
