Google is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Translate with a bunch of updates. Alongside, the company has shared fun facts that might be an interesting read for you. Before we jump onto those, it’s worth noting that Google has officially launched a new AI-powered pronunciation practice tool for Translate. Google, in the announcement post, adds that it is one of the “most requested features.”
Google Translate now lets you practice pronunciation with the help of AI
As detailed in a previous leak, the new pronunciation practice tool is here to help you correct and practice your pronunciation. For now, AI-powered pronunciation practice in Google Translate is available on Android for English, Spanish, and Hindi in the US and India. If the feature is live for you, you’ll find a “Practice” option at the top of the Translate app.
When you tap on it, you get two different options: pronounce and listen. The feature is designed for people who are learning a new language. Wondering how exactly the AI-powered pronunciation practice tool helps? Well, the new feature analyzes your speech to provide instant feedback.
Giving an example, Google shows that when a speaker pronounces the Spanish word for juice as “jugo,” it focuses on the English “j” sound instead of the native Spanish pronunciation. As a result, Translate breaks it down as “HU-go” in its pronunciation suggestion.
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Fun-facts related to Google Translate
Beside announcing AI punctation practice, Google shared a few fun facts related to Translate. Speaking of which, the company says that it has been using AI and machine learning in Translate since launch in 2006. At the time, Translate relied on statistical machine learning, with a primary focus on making translations more fluent and natural. The company further adds that more than “1 billion users ask Google for translation help each month.” That’s not all, around 1 trillion words are translated every month, according to Google.
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