Google Translate now stores key sayings in custom Phrasebook

March 15, 2013

When learning a foreign language, a few key words and phrases are essential—like bathroom, train station, and, “How much does this cost?” But what about phrases that are a bit less common? We often need to repeat more random word strings as we travel across the globe for work, school, or vacation. On Thursday, Google revealed an answer to this dilemma with a new feature for Google Translate called Phrasebook, which stores your most essential key phrases and words in various languages. For example, if you review hotels for a living, “What is that smell?” might be an important phrase to have handy whether you're hunkered down in Paris, Jakarta, or Moscow. And if you're absolutely committed to daily yoga classes, "Where can I find the nearest Ashtanga studio?" might be relevant whether you're in Belgium or Brazil. Whatever your important translations are, Phrasebook can keep them for later access, saving you from constantly retyping the same few words into Google Translate. Google Translate Phrasebook lets you save handy translations. (click to enlarge) To use Phrasebook, you must be signed into your Google account. Saving new translations into Phrasebook is similar to the way you bookmark a web page in Google Chrome. Once you’ve entered your phrase and received a translation you like, hit the star icon at the bottom of the translation window and it is automatically saved to Phrasebook. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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