VoiceTra is an exceptional speech translation application designed to enhance your travel experience by translating your spoken words into a variety of languages. This free-to-download app supports an impressive 31 languages, making it a versatile tool for travelers and those welcoming visitors to Japan. Its user-friendly interface not only facilitates seamless communication but also allows you to verify the accuracy of translation results.
Features:
VoiceTra leverages cutting-edge speech recognition, translation, and speech synthesis technologies developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). It transforms your spoken phrases into different languages and delivers the translations via synthesized voice. The app's ability to instantly switch translation directions enables two individuals speaking different languages to communicate effectively using just one device. For languages that do not support speech input, text input is available, ensuring comprehensive usability.
VoiceTra is particularly well-suited for travel-related conversations and is recommended for various situations and locations, such as:
- Transportation: Ideal for navigating buses, trains, rental cars, taxis, airports, and transit systems.
- Shopping: Useful in restaurants, shops, and during payment transactions.
- Hotel: Facilitates check-ins, check-outs, and cancellations.
- Sightseeing: Perfect for overseas travel and assisting foreign customers.
Additionally, VoiceTra has been recognized for its potential in disaster prevention and response.
While the app can serve as a dictionary for word lookups, it is most effective when you input full sentences, as it interprets context to produce accurate translations.
Supported Languages:
VoiceTra supports a wide range of languages, including Japanese, English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Myanmar, Arabic, Italian, Ukrainian, Urdu, Dutch, Khmer, Sinhala, Danish, German, Turkish, Nepali, Hungarian, Hindi, Filipino, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Malay, Mongolian, Lao, and Russian.
Restrictions and Other Information:
- An internet connection is necessary for using VoiceTra.
- Translation results may take longer to display based on network conditions.
- Text input is available for languages supported by the OS keyboard.
- Proper display of characters depends on the fonts installed on your device.
- The app's functionality may be affected if the server is down.
- Users are responsible for any communication fees, including potentially high international data roaming charges.
VoiceTra was developed for research purposes, with servers set up to collect data that will enhance speech translation technologies. While you can test the app for business use, for ongoing needs, consider using private services that have licensed our technology.
For more detailed information, please review our "Terms of Use" at https://voicetra.nict.go.jp/en/attention.html.
What's New in the Latest Version 9.0.4
Last updated on Aug 20, 2024
- Now supports Android 14, ensuring compatibility with the latest operating system updates.
