Comments on: Google Translate now in 41 languages http://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/02/28/google-translate-now-in-41-languages/ Adventures in web and mobile globalization Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susanhttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/02/28/google-translate-now-in-41-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-31756 Susan Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:37:18 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1549#comment-31756 The best translation software for websites is found here: http://www.yourwebsitein40languages.com This system is really well designed and updates in real time, which is unique. The best translation software for websites is found here:

http://www.yourwebsitein40languages.com

This system is really well designed and updates in real time, which is unique.

]]> By: Google Translate: Now in 51 languages | Global by Designhttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/02/28/google-translate-now-in-41-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-31547 Google Translate: Now in 51 languages | Global by Design Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:27:40 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1549#comment-31547 [...] In February of this year, Google Translate surpassed 40 languages. [...] [...] In February of this year, Google Translate surpassed 40 languages. [...]

]]> By: Grace Blatterhttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/02/28/google-translate-now-in-41-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-30965 Grace Blatter Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:43:06 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1549#comment-30965 Hello John, I found your blog while looking for the number of languages that Google translates into. I am writing a paper on job satisfaction among in-house translators and freelancers in the US. Do you happen to know how many in-house translators does Microsoft have in this country? I would greatly appreciate your response. Best regards, Grace Hello John,

I found your blog while looking for the number of languages that Google translates into. I am writing a paper on job satisfaction among in-house translators and freelancers in the US. Do you happen to know how many in-house translators does Microsoft have in this country? I would greatly appreciate your response.
Best regards,
Grace

]]> By: Shante Reneehttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/02/28/google-translate-now-in-41-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-24989 Shante Renee Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:28:03 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1549#comment-24989 I want to know how to say, I'll love you forever in Lithuanian I want to know how to say, I’ll love you forever in Lithuanian

]]> By: Francis Tyershttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/02/28/google-translate-now-in-41-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-24925 Francis Tyers Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:01:09 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1549#comment-24925 "Perhaps the processing overhead is such that Google doesn’t want to turn on this feature by default." I don't think it is for this reason, language identification is not very processor intensive at all. Probably the reason is because it isn't very reliable. Especially when distinguishing among related languages (e.g. Czech and Slovak, or Serbian and Croatian)... although in this latter case probably the translation model works almost equally well on both -- and probably they mix them, e.g. translating English to Croatian: airport and aeroplane aerodrom i avion Here, "aerodrom" is the "international" word, which is also used in Serbian. The normative is "zračna luka". “Perhaps the processing overhead is such that Google doesn’t want to turn on this feature by default.”

I don’t think it is for this reason, language identification is not very processor intensive at all. Probably the reason is because it isn’t very reliable. Especially when distinguishing among related languages (e.g. Czech and Slovak, or Serbian and Croatian)… although in this latter case probably the translation model works almost equally well on both — and probably they mix them, e.g. translating English to Croatian:

airport and aeroplane
aerodrom i avion

Here, “aerodrom” is the “international” word, which is also used in Serbian. The normative is “zračna luka”.

]]> By: Fajrohttp://www.globalbydesign.com/blog/2009/02/28/google-translate-now-in-41-languages/comment-page-1/#comment-24922 Fajro Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:26:32 +0000 http://www.globalbydesign.com/?p=1549#comment-24922 And the other 2% will use Apertium: http://www.apertium.org Free Open Source automatic translation for everybody. And the other 2% will use Apertium:

http://www.apertium.org

Free Open Source automatic translation for everybody.

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