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5:34 AM PDT · April 29, 2026
Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty ImagesGoogle Translate is now 20 years old, and to celebrate, nan institution has added a caller characteristic that lets users believe their pronunciation and enunciation of words and phrases successful different languages.
When you construe a word, condemnation aliases phrase, you tin navigate into nan “Practice” paper to find a “Pronounce” button, which shows you phonetics that you tin opportunity retired large to believe speaking nan translated text.
The app past scores your pronunciation and gives you feedback, for illustration “Some sounds were a small unclear.” You tin perceive to nan app’s pronunciation of nan text, too.
The characteristic is rolling retired successful nan U.S. and India, and presently supports English, Spanish, and Hindi.
Celebrating 20 years of Google Translate and… nan motorboat of a top-requested feature! 🎂
One of nan toughest things astir speaking a caller connection is getting nan nuances of pronunciation conscionable right. Now, you tin get instant feedback pinch "pronunciation practice,” which uses AI… pic.twitter.com/DdMfiMB9dz
This characteristic resembles Duolingo successful really it lets you believe speaking words and sentences.
Last month, nan institution rolled retired its live headphone translator characteristic to iOS, and expanded its readiness connected Android devices to Germany, Spain, France, Nigeria, Italy, nan United Kingdom, Japan, Bangladesh, and Thailand.
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