Live Translate
Translate text between 40 languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and other Indian languages, as you type. On-device translation in supported browsers.
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About Live Translate
Live Translate translates text as you type between 40 languages, including English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Urdu, and major world languages such as Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. Choose Detect language and the source language is recognised automatically. In recent desktop Chrome, translation can run privately on your device using the browser’s built-in translator: your text never leaves your computer, and it works offline after a one-time language download. For other browsers and language pairs, it uses the MyMemory machine-translation service, and the page tells you which engine translated your text. Swap languages in one click (the translation becomes the new source), copy the result, and listen to the original or the translation when your device has a voice for that language. Up to 2,000 characters are translated at a time. Machine translation is useful for understanding and everyday messages, but it can be wrong, so ask a professional translator for contracts, medical or legal text.
How to use Live Translate
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Pick languages
Choose the target language; leave the source on Detect language.
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Type or paste
Enter up to 2,000 characters. The translation appears as you type.
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Swap if needed
Swap to translate a reply back.
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Copy or listen
Copy the translation or listen to it.
Key features
Indian languages
Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Urdu.
Private option
On-device translation in recent desktop Chrome: text stays on your computer.
Detects the language
No need to know what language a message is in.
Clear about engines
Shows whether your text was translated on-device or by MyMemory.
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Everyday translation
Understand and reply
Messages and emails
Understand a message and reply in the same language.
ExampleTranslate a Spanish email, then swap to reply.
Family and neighbours
Bridge Indian languages at home and work.
ExampleTranslate a Hindi notice into Tamil.
Travel
Read signs, menus and messages abroad.
ExampleTranslate a French booking confirmation.
Online shopping
Read product details on foreign sites.
ExampleTranslate Japanese product notes to English.
Language learners
Check a sentence and listen to it.
ExampleHear how a German phrase is pronounced.
Work
Get the gist of documents from colleagues.
ExampleTranslate a Portuguese meeting summary.
Better machine translation
Get clearer results
Write short sentences
Simple, complete sentences translate far better than long ones.
Avoid slang and idioms
Idioms are often translated word for word.
Translate it back
Swap and translate back to check the meaning survived.
Keep secrets out
Do not paste passwords or personal data into online translators.
Important text needs a person
Use a professional for legal, medical or official documents.
