The Translate app lets you translate in near real-time while someone speaks a different language. For example, you can translate a classroom lecture or speech.
You can convert speech to text in these languages. We add new languages often.
- English
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Hindi
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
- Thai
Listen to & transcribe spoken words
You can use your Pixel Buds to get real-time translations.
Important: To use this feature, in your device settings, turn on microphone permissions for Google Translate. If you don’t get translated text, turn off "Show original text."
- Open the Translate app
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- Tap Transcribe
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- In the top left, select the speaker’s language.
- In the top right, select the translation language. Your phone automatically starts to translate spoken words.
- To toggle between the speaker’s language and the translation language, in the toolbar near the mic, tap Settings
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- To toggle between the speaker’s language and the translation language, in the toolbar near the mic, tap Settings
- To stop or end a translation:
- Stop: Tap the Blue mic
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- End: Tap Back
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- Stop: Tap the Blue mic
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. It will turn to a White mic 
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.Tip: To change your font size, in the toolbar near the mic, tap Settings .
.Save your transcript
- Open the Translate app
- In the top right, tap Save transcript
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- To rename your transcript, remove the default name and enter a new one.
- Tap Save.
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Find saved transcripts
- Open the Translate app
- In the top left, tap Menu
Saved transcripts.
Saved transcripts.Select, copy & share your transcripts
- To select text: In the transcript screen, touch, hold, and drag the text.
- To select all the text in the transcript: Tap Select all.
- To copy the selected text to the Android clipboard: Tap Copy.
- To share text to other Android apps: Tap Share.