Can you say that again? Before you head overseas, make sure you download one of these great translation apps
Don’t let a language barrier stand in your way of experiencing your new country to the fullest. These great translation apps for Android and iOS allow you to communicate no matter where you are in the world.
Google Translate (Android, iOS) – Free
Rated 4.4 Stars
- Google Translate can translate between 103 languages by typing, and 52 languages when you have no internet.
- Camera Mode offers an instant camera translation that allows you to use your camera to translate text instantly in 29 languages.
- Conversation Mode allows for instant two-way speech translation in 32 languages.
- The Phrasebook feature lets you star and save translations for future reference in any language
Supported Languages:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Frisian, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scots Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu
itranslate (Android, iOS) – Free
Rated 4.4 Stars
- iTranslate can translate more than 90+ languages
- The app allows you to select different dialects, male or female voice, and even control the speech rate.
- Just start speaking into the app and it will transform it into text and translate it into another language.
- If you are translating words and phrases there are often different meanings, depending on the context. iTranslate gives you dictionaries for many languages so you can find the exact solution to your problem
- Browse through recent translations or save a translation for later access offline.
Supported Languages:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Taiwan), Chinese (Cantonese), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian, Sesotho, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu
Speak & Translate (iOS) – Free
Rated 4.5 Stars
- 117 languages for text-to-text translations
- 54 languages for voice-to-voice translations
- Apple Speech Recognition Technology support – real-time voice recognition significantly enhances the speed of your translations
- Dictate what you need to translate or type the text
- Let the app speak the translation or read it on your screen
- Useful widget that saves translations and serves as an offline phrase-book
Supported Languages:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bashkir, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Taiwan), Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (The Netherlands), English (Australian), English (Canada), English (India), English (UK), English (US), Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, French (Canada), Frisian, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Moldavian, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Punjabi, Querétaro Otomi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, Yucatec Maya, Zulu.
TripLingo (iOS, Android) – Free
Rated 3.9 Stars
- Over 2,000 phrases per language in 13 languages
- More than 30,000 professionally recorded audio files
- An instant voice translator in 19 languages
- Access to a live human translator (~$3/minute)
- A 10,000 word offline dictionary
- An intelligent tip calculator & currency converter
- Built-in flashcards and a quiz mode to help you learn
Supported Languages:
Afrikaans, Albanian, Algerian Arabic, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Cambodia, Cantonese, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Egyptian Arabic, Estonian, Farsi, French, French Canadian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Iraqi Arabic, Italian, Japanese, Jordanian Arabic, Korean, Kurdish, Lao, Latvian, Lebanese Arabic, Lithuanian, Malay, Mandarin, Marathi, Mongolian, Moroccan Arabic, Nepali, Palestinian Arabic, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Syrian Arabic, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Yemeni Arabic
