How To Use the Google Translator

Introduction

Google Translator is a free Google service that helps you to translate from one language to another. Perhaps you would like to know how to say a word in another language, or would like to know what a foreign word actually means. Google Translator makes this simple for you. While online translators are not always 100% accurate, you should be able to get a good idea of what the translation is. Google Translator makes it possible to transfer to and from over 50 different languages that are spoken around the world.

Step 1

To start using Google Translator, navigate to translate.google.com. This is the main webpage for the Google Translator service. Once here, you will be able to see all of the languages that you can translate to and from. The most popular transation languages that are used on Google Translator, are English, Spanish, and French. To view all of the languages that are available, click on the drop down box that says, "From". Some of the languages that you will find here include Chinese, Polish, Latin, Dutch, and many more.

Step 2

On Google Translator, you can either type in the text that you would like to translate, type a website address, or add a document that needs translation. First, you must choose the languages that you are translating to and from. If you are not sure of the language that needs translation, choose the detect language option from the drop down box. In the next box, you will pick the language that you will want the text translated to, for example, English.

Step 3

For Google Translator to translate your text, you will need to enter it in the text box on the left side of the screen. Copy and pase the text or type in the website address that you would like to have translated into your language. If you have a document that you wold like to translate, just click on the, "translate a document" link, where you will be able to upload the document to Google Translator.

Step 4

You can now click on the blue Translate button near the top of the Google Translator page. The translated text will automatically appear in the box on the right hand side of the web page. If you do not want the text to automatically translate while you are typing it in, you can turn off the instant translation by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

Step 5

Google Translator will give you the most accurate translation available for the text that you entered. If you add a document that needs translation, the entire document will be translated for you. This is the easiest way to read what is written in languages that you are not familiar with.

Tips

Use Google Translator for all of your translation needs. The instant translation makes it fast and easy to get word for word translation. If you go to a website that you can not read due to language differences, Google Translator is the fastest and easiest way to have the entire website translated for you in just seconds.

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