Application Description

VoiceTra: Your Pocket-Sized Speech Translator for Seamless Travel

VoiceTra is a free, user-friendly speech translation app designed to bridge language barriers during your travels. Supporting 31 languages, it leverages cutting-edge speech recognition, translation, and synthesis technologies from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) to provide accurate and natural-sounding translations.

Key Features:

• High-Precision Translation: VoiceTra translates spoken words into various languages, delivering results via synthesized speech. Instant switching between translation directions facilitates two-way communication using a single device.
• Text Input Option: For languages lacking speech input support, text input is available.
• Ideal for Travel Scenarios: Perfect for navigating transportation (buses, trains, taxis, airports), shopping, hotels, and sightseeing.
• Disaster Preparedness: VoiceTra has also been recognized as a valuable tool for disaster response.
• Contextual Understanding: While usable as a dictionary, inputting full sentences is recommended for optimal translation accuracy due to contextual interpretation.

Supported Languages:

Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Burmese, Arabic, Italian, Ukrainian, Urdu, Dutch, Khmer, Sinhala, Danish, German, Turkish, Nepali, Hungarian, Hindi, Filipino, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Malay, Mongolian, Lao, and Russian.

Important Considerations:

• Internet Connection Required: An active internet connection is necessary for operation. Translation speed may vary depending on network conditions.
• Text Input Limitations: Text input availability is dependent on your device's OS keyboard support.
• Font Requirements: Proper font installation is crucial for accurate character display.
• Server Dependency: Service availability may be impacted during server downtime.
• Data Usage: Users are responsible for all data charges. International roaming fees can be substantial.
• Research Application: VoiceTra is a research application; for continuous business use, consider licensed private services. Data collected is used to improve speech translation technology. See the Terms of Use for details: https://voicetra.nict.go.jp/en/attention.html

Version 9.0.4 (Updated August 20, 2024):

• Android 14 compatibility added.

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