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ROK Lingo Translation
Version 2
Review – “Multi Language Translator that speaks your translations, easy to use.”
App developer: Rok Media
Website: http://www.rokent.com/
ROK Media has created a simple but very useful App that translates any text into several languages and recites them aloud on your iPhone for traveling, communication, business – you name it.
This App could not be simpler. Insert your text on top, select which language to translate it into and the text appears below, with the option to hear the App speak it to you. The languages included in version 2 are English, French, Spanish, German, Turkish and Catalan.
From what I could tell each Language had its own built-in female voice that read the translated text, however because I’m not as fluent in French or Spanish as I’d like to be, I couldn’t really tell if the pronunciations were correct or not. It’s probably safe to assume that a native speaker would be able to figure out what you are saying by you mimicking the voice – or you could always play the audio for whomever you’re trying to communicate with. Although, you could always show them the translated text as well. So there’s a multitude of uses for this program.
An addition use that I didn’t realize until much later was that English is one of the included Languages that you can Translate to. Meaning, that if you find some street sign, instructions, or information in one of the supported languages you can translate it back to English with this App too.
Also, fantastic news for speakers of the other languages, because this is the perfect App for traveling to English Speaking countries – the audio speaking voice of the English Speaker is crystal clear – as good as any Text to Audio I’ve ever heard.
Right now Rok has the Lingo Translation App on sale for 1/2 off – only $0.99 so you should pick it up while now, while it’s still cheap. You never know when you’ll need it, especially if you travel often!
~ChantelleJoy
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Let’s take it for a test drive. You can scroll through the languages before your start. If you speak English, you might start with English for the first language, but you might also choose Danish, Italian, Maltese, Polish, Tagalog or Arabic. There are, remember, 42 choices.
The possible uses for this while traveling are, of course, varied, but there are many other ways in which this app might be useful. Getting into a cab and having a hard time communicating with the driver? Ask what language he speaks and use your handy iTranslate tool to ask him to get you to the party on 10th street. Perhaps you have a hard time communicating with your Italian butcher or the maid who speaks Estonian. Maybe you just wish you knew a few more catch phrases in other languages.
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