# Looking for a language translator reccommendation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-language-translator-reccommendation/762692>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 13, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-language-translator-reccommendation/762692 "2016-08-13T19:19:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![knits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@knits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knits)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-language-translator-reccommendation/762692/1 "2016-08-13T19:19:31Z")

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I am trying to find a voice to voice translator that translates French, Farsi, Nepali, Burmese, and Arabic. Does anyone have any suggestions? It could be one where you can download additional languages, but it does need to be voice to voice. The people I am working with may not be able to read their original language. It also needs to be a device and not an app.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-language-translator-reccommendation/762692/2 "2016-08-13T19:26:40Z")

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I’m just posting because I’d be interested too.

I’ve tried google translate and was not extremely impressed. Maybe the technology just isn’t advanced enough yet.

to the OP, there are devices like the [pilot](http://www.waverlylabs.com/), [skype translator](https://www.skype.com/en/features/skype-translator/), [ili](http://www.iamili.com/), etc. I haven’t tried any though.