The app now lets you practice speaking words and phrases in Spanish, English, and Hindi - and scores your pronunciation. When you translate a word or phrase, you can navigate to the 'Practice' menu and hit the 'Pronounce' button, which shows phonetics you can say out loud.
Gemini's speech-to-speech translation feature has also been updated, so you can now hear real-time translations in your headphones, like with Apple's AirPods Pro 3. Google says the new functionality, which is now in beta in the Translate app for Android (iOS is coming next year) in the US, tries to "preserve the tone, emphasis and cadence of each speaker" so you better understand the direction of the conversation and who said what. It works with any headphones and supports more than 70 languages.
Powered by its AI model Gemini, Google's new beta "practice" option will let English-speaking Google Translate users practice their Spanish or French with custom lessons designed to fit each learner's level of comprehension.
For now, Google Translate can only help English speakers practice Spanish and French, as well as help Spanish, French, and Portuguese speakers practice English. When you tap the new Practice button in the Google Translate app, you can select your skill level and describe your goal. You can also choose from preset scenarios, such as using the language for professional conversations, everyday interactions, talking with friends and family, and more.
