ASCII.jp How to use "Translation", a newly added iOS 14 app that can be used quickly

From iOS 14, the standard translation application "Translation" is pre-installed.

From iOS 14, the standard translation app "Translation" is pre-installed. It supports translations in other languages, and I think the accuracy of Japanese-English translation is quite high. Let's check the basic usage.

Open the app, select your language, then enter the translated text. The left side at the top of the app is the language before translation, and the right side is the language to translate to.

Enter the text you want to translate

After setting the language, enter the text you want to translate in the box below it. When you finish typing, tap "Open" on the keyboard. The text before translation is displayed in black, and the text at the translation destination is displayed in light blue.

The phrase "I'll show you how to use the translation app" without the subject is common in Japanese, isn't it? I was able to translate this into natural English as "I'll show you how to use translation app.", And I felt that it was quite excellent.

"I'll show you how to use translation app." Literally means "I'll show you how to use the translation app", but it automatically supplements the appropriate subject and object. The intent of the text is also properly captured.

The text before translation is displayed in black, and the text at the translation destination is displayed in light blue.

You can also input by voice recognition by tapping the microphone icon at the bottom of the app.

Input by voice recognition is also possible by tapping the microphone icon

Some previous translation apps often used word-cutting and grammar-ignoring translations, but this is practical enough. Translation speed is no longer fast, and it is an application suitable for quickly translating small sentences.