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Thursday, December 17, 2009
(This was posted on the
Official Google Blog
on 12/17/2009)
Google brought translation features to many of our products in 2009, including
Google Docs
and
Gmail
and we're happy to add one more before the New Year. To make it easier for people around the globe to read the site you created with
Google Sites
, we've integrated with the
Google Translate Element
. Now, whenever someone visits a Google Site in another language, they will be given the option to translate the content into the language of their choice. All they have to do is click on the translate link at the bottom right-hand side of the page. Now, the content on your site can be translated into 51 languages, allowing you to reach a whole new audience. Check out this before and after for a Korean school's website below (or
try it out
for yourself).
Before
After
We hope this feature helps expand your Google site's reach to more people.
Posted by Michael Cheng, Software Engineer, Google Sites
Searching the global web just got a little easier
Thursday, December 3, 2009
(This was posted on the
Official Google Blog
on 12/3/2009)
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new "Translated search" tool in the
Search Options panel
that makes finding and reading content written in other languages easier. Translated search is great because it helps you find information from sites written in other languages. We've offered
this feature
in Google Translate for a while, but now we're integrating it fully into Google search, making it easier for you to find and read results from pages across the web, even if they weren't written in a language you speak.
Now, when you search on Google for something in your own language, you can use this tool to search the web in another language. Click "Show Options" at the top of the search results page and select "Translated search" to try it out. We'll algorithmically select the best language(s) to translate your search query into and then return you translated results from those pages. We'll even display results from multiple languages.
For example, if you search for [restaurant reviews antwerp] while on vacation in Belgium and want to find more reviews or review sites beyond those that are just available in English, select "Translate search" in the "Show Options" panel. We'll automatically select French and Dutch (the languages spoken in Belgium), translate your query into these languages and then translate the results back into English for you to read. If you’d like to search specific languages, just modify the languages in the panel above the results. You can display results for up to five languages at once and select from 51 languages to search.
Of course, the algorithm that determines which languages to translate your search query into isn't perfect, but we’re working to improve it.
We're rolling this out over the next day — keep an eye out. So if you’re traveling and want to find hotels, restaurants, activities or reviews written from a local perspective, or if you're just curious to find what’s being written about a company, product or topic in another language, give Translated search in the Search Options panel a try. Searching the global web has never been easier!
Posted by Maureen Heymans, Technical Lead and Jeff Chin, Product Manager
A new look for Google Translate
Monday, November 16, 2009
(This was posted on the
Official Google Blog
on 12/17/2009)
Today, we've launched three new features as well as a new look and feel for
Google Translate
— a service that helps people access information throughout the world by enabling them to automatically translate text and and web pages into their own language. Google Translate offers 51 languages, representing over 98% of Internet users today.
Along with our shiny new layout, these new features should make it faster and easier for you to translate text between our 2550 language pairs:
Translate instantly
: Say goodbye to the old "Translate" button. Google Translate now translates your text right as you type.
Read and write any language
: Want to say "
Today is a good day
" in Chinese, but can't read Han characters? Click "Show romanization" to read the text written phonetically in English. Right now, this works for all non-Roman languages except for Hebrew, Arabic and Persian.
We also have a new input transliteration feature for Arabic, Persian or Hindi. If you want to translate from one of these languages, but can't type the script on your keyboard, our input transliteration feature will allow you to type words as they sound and convert them to native script.
--->
Text-to-speech
: When translating into English, you can now also hear translations in spoken form by clicking the Speaker Icon.
Watch Josh, an engineer on our team, give a quick demo of the new
Google Translate
:
We hope these improvements will make reading, learning and communicating in foreign languages easier and more fun. As we continue to improve the precision of our automatic translation system, we're also always looking for ways to evolve and improve our interface. Let us know if you have any feedback on these changes in our
discussion group
.
Posted by Awaneesh Verma, Product Manager
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