Language translation sites are available online that can almost accurately translate any text from one language to another. These online translation sites are useful for communicating to friends and family in foreign countries, and each available site can help people learn new languages just by typing in single words or random phrases. In addition to learning a language, these sites provide a
. simple way to translate full documents or copied text from web pages. While there are quite a few online translation sites from which to choose, only four are discussed in this article. Google Translate This language translation site is free to use and allows translation of more than 64 different languages. Using the provided text box, the user selects his or her native language and types or pastes in the text. On the right side, the user selects the language to which the pasted text is translated. http://www.translate.google.com/ Yahoo! Babel Fish This language translation site also allows for copied text; however, the user can only enter up to 150 words at a time. Beneath the translation box is an option for linking a webpage that needs translating. The user can link the page for translation rather than coping blocks of text at a time. http://www.babelfish.yahoo.com/ Langenberg Translator The Langenberg translator works similarly to the other translation sites; however, hitting the "Go" button leads the user to various sites for further translation. Some of these sites include Google, Babelfish, InterTran and AppliedLanguage. http://www.translation.langenberg.com/ SDL FreeTranslation FreeTranslation is another online language translator that translates over 30 languages. It has advanced translation available, special characters and a separate section of the site for language learning. These language tutorials are free, and each one provides basic knowledge of a given language by using pictures and combining the words to form sentences. http://www.freetranslation.com/ For more information, please see: http://ask.reference.com/related/Language-Translation-Sites?o=102369
