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Visiting a new country where your native language or English may not be spoken widely? Google Interpreter will be your companion to help you understand and be understood.
Google Interpreter
Last year, Google launched their real-time translator named Interpreter Mode within Google Assistant. It was initially designed to help hotel guests break the language barrier to communicate with hotel concierge staff.
The Smartphone App can translate 44 languages and can be summoned using Google commands such as “Hey Google, help me speak Thai” or “Hey Google, be my German translator.” The interpreter will instantly translate your sentences and read them out loud. It will also suggest Smart Replies to quicken the discussion and giving you the option to reply without having to physically speak.
Expansion to Airports
This technology has taken off now. John f. Kenedy International Airport (JFK) partnered with Google to enable Interpreter Mode on Google Assistant in Terminal 4. This installation marks the first airport terminal to ever use this technology.
Google installed their Nest Hub at several locations within the airport including the Welcome Centre at the Arrival Hall, the post-security information booth along with an installation at the help desk in the retail lounge.
The airport installation is capable of translating 29 languages which include English, Spanish, Mandarin and French.
Google’s Interpreter is the perfect fit for the airport (JFK) where approximately 65 percent of travellers are international, with numerous entering the U.S. for their first time.
Other Installations
Interpreter is also available in various airports and hotels across the U.S. and at the Shibuya Stream Excel Hotel Tokyu in Japan along with an installation in the W Doha Hotel in Qatar.
Download
To use interpreter you need to download Google Assistant. Find the download links below:
Closing
If you are travelling soon, make sure you have this App on your phone to ease any difficulty with language barriers you may encounter. And who knows, maybe you touch down at an airport with the Interpreter installed.
