Comments on: Does Google Docs Translation Tool Really Work?

By: Ve

Ve — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:38:27 +0000

I tried using this tool to translate several texts (about 1-2 pages each) from English to Serbian. It is far from perfect, of course, and the results can be hilarious and/or confusing at times.

However, I did found it very helpful, especially in a really tight schedule, when I just need the bulk of the job done for me so I can focus on details.

By: Christine Buske

Christine Buske — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:13:11 +0000

I agree Suzanne, it is a great tool for short messages. I’ll just have to get used to it though, I just sent an email in German, and realized now that I should have used Google docs to write it in English first. Oh well, there is always a next time!

It’s handy getting the big picture in a language. The only problem is when you don’t know which language you’re dealing with. I saw a blog post yesterday containing a recipe I’m looking for, but the post was in some scandinavian language (I think), but I have no clue which one.

By: stag do

stag do — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:36:43 +0000

Yes Working Fine.

By: Suzanne @2020nexus

Suzanne @2020nexus — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:47:33 +0000

I used Google Translate to convert an English document into Spanish. I work at a school that has a lot of English Language Learners and non-English speaking parents, so I thought it would be pretty handy. I translated my document into Spanish and then translated Google’s Spanish back into English to see how good it was. It seemed pretty close to the meaning of the original but the true test will be when I hear back from the Spanish teacher!

(It’s a great service for short messages from my Arabic-speaking friends. Even though they aren’t totally correct I can get the main idea.)