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December 15, 2020
Live or real-time translation may soon be a standard feature in mobile devices, gadgets, and most platforms. Some productivity apps are getting such a feature like Gboard with real-time transcription and translation. Google Maps has the built-in text-to-speech translation. Google is also bringing real-time translation for Google Translate. As for Alexa, it’s getting smarter with the Live Translation feature coming to Echo with six language pairs. With this feature, you can start having conversations in two languages as Alexa works as the translator.
Echo devices in the United States are getting the feature first. As to what languages, there will be six language pairs available at launch. One pair example is English to Spanish.
Amazon rolls out Live Translation feature for Echo devices
From now, Alexa can translate the conversation between two people speaking in two different languages to converse with each other.
Not so long ago, Amazon launched Alexa’s new Live Translation feature that allows Alexa to act as an interpreter and translating both sides of the conversation.
To use this feature, you need to ask Alexa to initiate a translation session “Alexa, translate Hindi.” Once you hear a beep, you can start speaking with your partner. As the conversation begins, Alexa will automatically identify the language and translate each side of the conversation.
What you need to know
Amazon now supports Live Translation via Alexa.
The new feature is enabled on Echo devices based in the U.S.
You can currently translate between English and Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, or Hindi.
Amazon today announced and launched a nifty new feature for Alexa, a built-in live translator. Now, select devices will be able to use Amazon s assistant to serve as an interpreter between a limited pair of languages in real-time (via
You ll be able to use Live Translation with one of six language pairs, including English and Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, or Hindi. It ll only be made available on Echo devices with their regions set to English U.S, at the moment.
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The Live Translation feature can translate between six languages.
It is only available in the US at the moment. The Live Translation feature can translate between six languages.
Amazon has announced a feature that will live translate conversations between people who speak different languages. The feature is currently available on select devices running Amazon’s Echo assistant.
This feature is an addition to the multi-lingual skill set that was released in November this year, making the assistant well versed in non-English languages such as Spanish, German, French, Hindi, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. At the moment, the feature is only available in the US and might expand to other regions in the future.
Now, Alexa can act as interpreter with new Live Translation feature
December 15, 2020
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To work with six pairs of languages at launch ― English and Spanish, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, or Hindi
Amazon has launched Live Translation feature for Alexa which allows users speaking in two different languages to converse with each other.
The feature enables individuals speaking two different languages to talk to each other with Alexa acting as an interpreter. Alexa will translate both parts of the conversation live with the new feature.
“With this new feature, a customer can ask Alexa to initiate a translation session for a pair of languages. Once the session has commenced, customers can speak phrases or sentences in either languages. Alexa will automatically identify which language is being spoken and translate each side of the conversation,” Amazon explained in a blog post.