Voice translator from Russian to English. Translation with transcription

There was news that the Google voice translator now also understands the Russian language. In addition, support for Brazilian, Portuguese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Polish and Turkish is included. Android users can download the mobile version of Google Translate from the Android Market and check out the features of the updated version. The application requires voice search from Google to be installed.

Previously, Google added a feature that allows you to communicate using a translator in different languages. For example, you ask an Englishman "how to get on the subway". The interpreter pronounces your question in English. The interlocutor answers you in his own language, and the translator instantly issues a translation in your native language.

At first, many may not like the obligatory presence of the Internet for the work of a translator, but using the Google service to process and analyze translated words and phrases significantly increases the quality of the translation as a whole. In addition, using your Android device, you can use the translator anywhere.

Google's activation in the field of speech recognition services is understandable. After Apple picked up the idea of a voice assistant and released it, it became obvious that Google's voice search objectively loses in terms of functionality to Apple's development. An increase in the number of supported languages may indicate the possibility of a more advanced and functional voice manager from Google in the near future.

Hello dear readers. Today I decided to make a small addition to my article. As you remember, I considered all the possibilities of the voice notepad, except for the possibility of translating from foreign languages and vice versa. But not text, but audio. You can also translate the text through online translators. But let's say an audio book or a course in English, it's much more interesting. And the reason was that I simply could not get a translation of a fairly tolerable quality. Or rather, I could not figure out why, when playing the English text, the word “Child” appears very often. And accordingly, “Child” also constantly appeared in the translation.

And the reason for this is very simple, I used a recording of English speech and any extraneous noise was regarded as a "Child". In general, I experimented with cutting this MP3 record, and it became much better.

And another reason was that I used a recording of American English, and the voice notepad translates with the Yandex.Translate service. Where the presence of pure English speech is implied.

In general, when I figured it out, the translation became much better. The service gets the job done pretty well. Just do not expect that it will be immediately formulated in Russian, sentences. You still have to work on compiling Russian sentences from the received translation.

So, what needs to be done to translate audio from English (or another foreign language) into Russian (or another language).

Translation of audio from English into Russian

- click the "Enable recording" button,

- put the microphone in front of the speakers

- connect a virtual audio cable,

- and turn on the playback of the audio recording.

As a result, you have both the English text and the Russian translation from the audio file.

In general, the result of the translation will depend on the quality of the audio file, as well as on the pronunciation. Now materials from English can be translated into Russian and not only texts, but also audio. Let the translation is not always perfect, but the principle is clear.

I also advise you to watch a video tutorial with my experiments and examples of translating audio from English into Russian.

That's all I have today. I wish you all success! See you.

Today we will talk about tools that are very convenient for travelers, namely voice translators. How often do our tourists have to communicate in other countries with people who do not know Russian at all. Fortunately, many foreigners know English, and this somewhat facilitates the process of communication, but it would be great if there was an opportunity to speak your own language and immediately receive a translation into another.

Voice input

Voice translators online

For Yandex.Translate to start listening to you, click the microphone button. If you are using Mozilla Firefox, a box will appear in the upper left corner that says "Do you want to allow access to your microphone?". Click "Allow access to the selected device", and the voice input process will begin. In Google Chrome, the situation is the same: a window will appear in the upper left corner asking you to access the microphone. Click "Allow" and everything will work as it should.

Mobile voice translators

Unfortunately, there are still too few full-fledged online versions of voice translators, but there are mobile applications that do their job perfectly. If we talk about desktop software, then the voice translator function is currently only available in Skype, and even then in beta mode. Therefore, in this article we will focus on mobile applications. So free online voice mobile translators, the quality of which can be safely called satisfactory, at the moment there are three: Google Translate, Yandex.Translate and Translate.ru.

Google Translator

Perhaps Google Translate is the market leader in voice translators today. First, it supports voice input in many languages. Secondly, the quality of recognition, at least, of Russian speech, is at a very high level. How to use voice input? It's very simple: open the app and click on the microphone icon below the text input field. As soon as you hear the beep and see the inscription "Speak", you can start the voice input process. Keep in mind that the voice input feature requires an Internet connection.

Development of our compatriots. There is voice input in all key languages, recognition also fails. To use the voice input function, you need to click on the microphone icon, wait for the beep and start talking. Remember to connect to the Internet before trying out voice input.

Translate.ru

This translator was also developed by our compatriots. True, he has not yet developed to such an extent as to compete with the first two translators. The main disadvantage is the smaller list of supported languages. So if you find yourself in some very exotic country, he is unlikely to be able to help you. But still, this application works with key European languages and Japanese, and voice input for these languages \u200b\u200bis supported. We use the same way: click on the icon with a microphone, wait for the sound signal and start talking. Network connection is also required.

Voice playback of the translation

It is also worth mentioning such a function as voice translation of the translation. It can be useful for those who are studying a language and want to hear how to pronounce certain words correctly. And there is something for you, readers, to please: this function is supported by a large number of translators. We will not describe in detail how to use the voice translation of the translation, since the principle is the same everywhere (translate any text and click on the speaker image in the translation field), and we will simply give a list of services where you can listen to the translation:

Lingvo-Online.ru (voicing of individual words is supported)

Good translations for you!

Most people who use translators do not need to translate entire articles. Usually you need to translate a few paragraphs or a couple of sentences. You do not need to install a full-fledged software product, there is an online voice translator for this. This program is able to self-learn, taking into account all user preferences. Yandex.Translate has a similar algorithm.

Using this program, you can easily switch languages. When you enter the online service, the language is automatically detected and the most suitable ones are provided. It is not necessary to know the language of the source document, just insert the phrase into the input line and click "Detect language". Today, Google supports about 71 languages.

Google voice translator online with pronunciation

Large knowledge base. The system processes a large number of texts every minute, with the help of which the Voice Translation mechanism is reproduced. The program analyzes and memorizes different word forms, ways of using words, features of languages, thereby improving the quality of online translation as much as possible. You can evaluate the quality of the online voice translator and express all the shortcomings of the program by checking the box. This will help in the future to avoid mistakes, taking into account the comments of users.
Translation of various documents. In addition to text, Google allows you to upload documents, as well as translate entire web pages. If the computer has a microphone, then you can simply say sentences aloud, and the program will determine for itself what the translation of what was said will show. If you do not pronounce the word correctly, the voice translator will correct it.
Quick translation. capable of translating texts in real time. To do this, you need to type the text, and Google automatically processes it and instantly displays it on the screen. In order for the translation to be as accurate as possible, sentences should be entered to the end.
Definition of words. After writing one word in the translator, a list of possible translations and synonyms of this word will be displayed. The program indicates which translation is most common and which is rare. Google Translate shows examples of how the word is used in certain sentences, its meaning, and the source.

This web service has a special functionality. This is confirmed by many users from different countries who constantly use the services of the Google online voice translator.

Voice assistants are becoming more and more integrated into our lives. They are available both in the App Store and in the built-in functionality of the iPhone, take the tighter Siri. Today's review is unusual for us - we will compare voice translators: iTranslate Voice, Google Translate and SayHi Translate. How convenient they are to use and how they do the job.

iTranslate Voice

So, the feature of this program for the iPhone is that it is enough just to say a word in Russian and the application will answer you the same, only in a different, pre-selected language.

The app's interface is crazy similar to Siri's. Even the sound when clicking on the “Speak text” icon is very similar to the one in the assistant. Between the language buttons there is a volume button, and in the menu that opens when you click on it, you can select the speaker - a man or a woman and the speed of pronunciation of the translated text. By the way, a useful option is the ability to clear dialogs. Simply drag the page down and an action similar to updating Twitter or mail in iOS 6 will occur.

A very useful feature of the application is the ability to recognize the end of a sentence and "shake to speak." The first one will detect the intended point in your speech, and the last one will pronounce the result of the translation to you again.

In order to conduct an experiment, we will take such a tricky phrase: “You can’t just take and translate something from English into Russian and vice versa”

The app didn't do a very good job, producing something tricky. But, however, neither better nor worse than the rest, look further.

However, there are a huge number of languages available in the app. Starting from English with German and ending with Korean with Norwegian. A huge range of languages will allow you to easily communicate with foreigners. All you need is a normal pronunciation of words, not porridge in your mouth, and the presence of the Internet.

If you need to talk, for example, with a resident of China or India, and you do not have an interpreter, then this is definitely the way out. Buy a local SIM card and chat as much as you like.

So, looking back at all the above pluses and minuses, we can safely say that there are more pluses. But do not forget about traffic abroad, which is now very expensive.

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Google translate

The speed of text translation by this application for iPhone is quite high. It delivers results very quickly. Even if you speak a whole sentence, the program will display the results of the translation almost immediately. Everything is fast and beautiful. Minimalistic interface, neat buttons, icons and more.

Perhaps the two most important features of the application that will make you run to the App Store and download the application are its price - for free, and support for the Russian language.

Naturally, the application works with the Google API. And this is his huge plus. But alas, the application does not support dialogue translation. That is, one speaks "into the microphone" and the application translates his speech, then the other does the same, and so on, as implemented in iTranslate Voice.

With the very intricate phrase that I cited above, the application coped exactly the same as everyone else.

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SayHi Translate

It's hard to believe that this app is capable of intelligently translating speech from one language to another. This is clear at least from the screenshots provided by the developer on the application page in the App Store. And from the big red button with the inscription "Made" on the very first screen, it's just sick. In addition, the developers did not even bother to translate the settings menu, leaving it in English. True, at least the interface is more or less pleasant. However, this application does not outperform its primary rival iTranslate Voice, which was written about above.

As far as translation goes, the app handled it just as well as iTranslate Voice and Google Translate. Everything is exactly the same. Only to complete the speech, unlike all the other programs in this review, here you have to press the button with the disgusting text "Done". Yes, the feature can be enabled in the settings, but it is disabled by default. The interface is terrible. It is inconvenient to interact with incorrectly recognized sections of the test, that is, to edit the “unrecognized” one, you need to click on the field, then click on the arrow in the context menu, since the number of fields on the screen simply does not fit, and then on the untranslated “Edit” field.

I was very upset by the menu that appears when you click on the question mark at the top. "Russian help" and "English help". The application recognized Russian speech from the fifth time, all the other programs above - from the first or second. And question marks in case of a translation error from English (!) are generally fire.

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Conclusion

If we test all voice translation programs for iPhone with the same phrase, we will get ... the same result, down to the comma. And this is not surprising, because all similar applications use the Google service in one way or another.

You practically get a different kind of shell from the free Google Translate. It's just a matter of taste. Perhaps the most convenient is iTranslate Voice. Here and neat interface and thoughtful functionality.