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  Mike_Mav on 09/02/2013 - 00:51

  Isn't there an app for that?

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    nismo on 09/02/2013 - 00:58

    Yes. I have plenty of apps for this sort of thing but when I'm overseas I don't usually have much Internet access, especially not on my portable devices, which renders most apps useless [unless you have imiwa on an iDevice].

    These are also much quicker in class for looking up words, where a 3G lookup takes too long.

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      cpho on 09/02/2013 - 08:34

      +2

      https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/japanese/id290664053?mt=8

      Doesnt need internet. Was free a month ago.
      Works pretty damn well imo

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  jv on 09/02/2013 - 00:59

  +1

  Google translate does it for free…

  Traductor Google lo hace de forma gratuita …
  Traduzione di Google non lo fa gratis …
  Google translate tut es kostenlos …
  Google translate c'est le cas pour libre …
  Google Translate делает это бесплатно …
  谷歌翻譯，免費…
  Google翻訳は、無料でそれを行います…
  Google 번역은 무료로는 …
  Google gyfieithu a yw'n rhad ac am ddim …
  Google kutafsiri gani kwa bure …

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    nismo on 09/02/2013 - 01:04

    -2

    As long as you have an Internet connection, yes.

    Oh and by the way, it's not that accurate.

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      scrimshaw on 09/02/2013 - 01:07

      Does this translator device actually translate whole sentences?

      Or does it only do word-for-word lookups?

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        nismo on 09/02/2013 - 01:16

        Well the example sentence on the device in the pic is correct, for Japanese, which is what I study. But, I won't know how good it is until it gets delivered.

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        scrimshaw on 09/02/2013 - 01:23

        Well the example sentence on the device in the pic is correct,

        I think that's a preset phrase (i.e. you choose a conversation topic and it shows you a list of commonly used phrases) and not sentence you actually put in.

        There's no way a simple device can actually understand a context of a sentence and translate it accurately. Only software like Systran　and Google Translate is capable of that.

        IMO you should be looking for something much higher end if you're looking for a translator, this btw is of no use if you're into studying languages. You might as well your phone for dictionary word-by-word translation.

        I recommend JED and Obenkyo which works without an internet connection. Also does reverse Kanji lookup and teaches you stroke orders.

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        nismo on 09/02/2013 - 01:34

        It's fine for me, I don't need sentences anyway. Looks like you asked and answered your own question anyway?

        Or was it rhetorical?

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        GreenLego on 09/02/2013 - 04:03

        +1

        I would have said "watashi no pasupooto wa koko ni arimasu". "Kore ga" would sort of equate to "this is THE passport". (as opposed to using "kore wa")

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        Cap N on 09/02/2013 - 09:01

        Ga is for emphasis, so more like THIS is the passport.

        See http://web.singnet.com.sg/~soochin/lesson/lesson5.htm

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        altomic on 09/02/2013 - 10:46

        yeah, but then you have to take into regional dialects. Kanto vs Honshu vs Kansai, etc.

        as well as formal vs informal.

        "watashi no pasupooto wa koko ni arimasu".

        um, you have been asked for your passpport at immigration, ward office, etc
        you'd say "pasupooto desu"

        just spit it out. there is context.

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        GreenLego on 09/02/2013 - 13:16

        Yeah, that's the difference between interpreting and translating. Interpreting - you try and convey the essence of the message, where as in translating you try word for word accuracy.

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  cheepwun on 09/02/2013 - 01:12

  +1

  http://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Language-Global-Translator-FR…
  $37.68 on Amazon before delivery with some bad ratings

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    nismo on 09/02/2013 - 01:25

    It's about the same after delivery, amazon US takes too long for my liking. Currently, been waiting 3 weeks for a sticker. I did check amazon briefly but only saw the speaking model, oh well.

    Bad reviews are written by uneducated people all the time, so I'm not worried at this point, I'll judge it for myself.

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      David Hasslehoff on 09/02/2013 - 06:51

      +1

      quick delivery? your on a winnier with cotd ;p

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        nismo on 09/02/2013 - 09:15

        They ship from Melbourne / Moorabbin usually, which isn't far fom me and I've always had deliveries in under a week. Often 1-2 business days. Though I have heard much worse than this, it hasn't happened to me, yet..

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    c64 on 09/02/2013 - 09:19

    +1

    bad reviews on amazon. i suppose it is why it is on cotd :)

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  leetec on 09/02/2013 - 01:28

  Why bother with this old technology?
  Lots of free translation software in Google Play, and you can do voice input as well, really handy and accurate. If it come with android 4.2 even better.
  note: you don't need internet to do the translation.

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    scrimshaw on 09/02/2013 - 01:30

    My thoughts exactly. This is pretty much redundant if you have a smartphone.

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    nismo on 09/02/2013 - 01:39

    Tell me which android app does not need an Internet connection?

    I have tried at least 10, for Japanese, they all need data access.

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  prisonerzero on 09/02/2013 - 02:04

  WHAT YEAR IS IT?

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    rukia on 09/02/2013 - 08:39

    +2

    2013

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    tg on 09/02/2013 - 07:26

    Has your Ozb account been hacked?
    Or was it your 2-year son playing with your Ozb account?

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  c64 on 09/02/2013 - 09:17

  so what is the equivalent of chinglish, except for people who speak english when overseas?