# ............. \[fun with Google Translate\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222 "2014-02-13T04:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nauplius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nauplius/32/51_2.png) [@Nauplius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nauplius)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/21 "2014-02-13T17:59:05Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > You guys know about German beat boxing right? > > 1. Go to Google Translate > 2. Select from German to German > 3. Enter ‘pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk’ > 4. Click listen The best part is the tool tip for the button changed from “Listen” to “Beatbox”. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/22 "2014-02-13T18:04:59Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > HA! i tried “DO DO DO DO DO” and it somehow came out without repetitive syllables. “222222222222222” - she sounds so happy just reading a number, but try “uuuuuuuuuuuuuu” and you’ll hear a sound of exasperation. I asked my daughter which number has a good “s” sound to it, she suggested the number three, and it does turn out to be the most rhythmic and musical sounding (“333333333”). Japanese is awesome. ETA: 7s and 9s are rockin’ too! ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/23 "2014-02-13T18:06:54Z")
Hmm, how odd. Google appears to be using Flash in such a way that it gets blocked by Flashblock but does not show up on the page as it should. (Normally, Flashblock shows a prominent symbol where the Flash item was in the page, and you can click on it to activate the Flash if you want it.) ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/24 "2014-02-13T18:09:23Z")
OK, its working for me now. Try this ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Japanese). ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/25 "2014-02-13T18:14:52Z")
> [@Orr\_G](#): > > W-why is it so musical? > > There are at least twice as many syllables as dots. > > Japan is weird. Hey! The reason why it’s so ‘musical’ is because it’s translating it as the word for the period we use in our language. ‘ドット’ or ‘dotto’ is what you’re hearing. Why? Because they barely use periods! Only in URLs do they use it. They use a different period. For example, ‘これは犬です。’ Or, ‘That’s a dog.’ for all of you that don’t speaks the japanesey. 😛 See that little period they use? That is probably pronounced some other way, if not at all. So, if they were to say a URL out loud, they would say ‘dotto komu’. ~~_The more you knooooow!_~~ ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/26 "2014-02-13T18:15:56Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > OK, its working for me now. > > Try this ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Japanese). $$$$$$$$$ is great too. I could do this all day. And apparently I am. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/27 "2014-02-14T10:12:41Z")
You can get it to read fancy character names @# etc , and digits..in Japanese. @##@#@^%@##@$#@^% sounds like a song. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/28 "2014-02-14T12:24:37Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > You guys know about German beat boxing right? > > 1. Go to Google Translate > 2. Select from German to German > 3. Enter ''pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk" > 4. Click listen I also tried that same line of text translated to Japanese. It was . . . kind of beautiful, actually. Really rhythmic. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/29 "2014-02-14T15:35:07Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > の. Heh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/30 "2014-02-14T17:30:45Z")
> [@Purin](#): > > See that little period they use? That is probably pronounced some other way, if not at all. So, if they were to say a URL out loud, they would say ‘dotto komu’. Correct. It’s pronounced as “maru” Traditionally, Japanese did not have punctuation. That was introduced after the Western influence. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/31 "2014-02-14T20:12:44Z")
I like to play ‘telephone’ with translate. Type or paste a couple sentences of an English paragraph, translate it to another language. Move the translation to the left side and translate to another language. Repeat a half dozen times. Translate back to English. > [@](#): > > The really important numbers to watch are in the state’s vast network of reservoirs and snowpack—the storage the state will need to get through the upcoming dry season this summer, in which huge wildfires could rage, feeding on bone-dry tinder. became > [@](#): > > Bone-dry tinder dry season nutrition is really important statistic to this summer, the lake may be a major forest fire of hatred and the need for protection of the network can be seen in the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/32 "2014-02-15T03:53:58Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > I like to play ‘telephone’ with translate. > > Type or paste a couple sentences of an English paragraph, translate it to another language. > > Move the translation to the left side and translate to another language. > > Repeat a half dozen times. Translate back to English. > > became Are you aware of [Bad Translator](http://ackuna.com/badtranslator)? ---
**Author:** ![Purin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Purin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purin)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/33 "2014-02-15T23:35:44Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Heh. 🙂 By the way, a tad off topic, but I love your custom user title. Love it. I was trying to translate it myself, and I only got the end of it and the “Fua!” I saw the kanji for woman though, so I was like ??? and used google translate. Nice. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/34 "2014-02-16T08:10:53Z")
🆒 ^Ahh, so that’s a little blind Al Pacino! ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222/35 "2014-02-18T13:46:03Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Are you aware of [Bad Translator](http://ackuna.com/badtranslator)? I am now, and my life is just that much better for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-google-translate/681222.md?page=1)