Translates to and from 16 different languages-including Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Vietnamese
Speaks more than 800 phrases per language
Lets users recall their 60 most commonly used sentences
World clock and alarm
Comes complete with rechargeable battery and multi-plug adapter
Product Details
Product Dimensions:
2.2 x 0.4 x 3.8 inches ; 6.4 ounces
Students, tourists and business travelers agree that this new speaking phrase translator has everything they need to communicate in a foreign land. Consider that it translates to and from 16 different languages - including Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Vietnamese. Plus, it speaks more than 800 phrases in each language - and allows travelers to save and recall their 60 most commonly used sentences. Most important, it’s from Franklin, your foremost source for accessible language tools and user-friendly dictionaries.
This is a fun little phrase book. My son and I have been having fun comparing the languages on this. However, the Japanese is somewhat muffled, and cut-off in places. This is not a problem if you can read the translation. I thought there would be more phrases in it, but all in all it is a good little device. I do wish it had a way to input what I would like to translate, but that is not how this device works.
1. The English to Spanish audio in many of the phrases is garbled to the extent I can't understand what is being said. A Spanish speaking friend also had difficulty understanding many of the phrases. My friend also found errors with some of the translations. 2. In many instances, my Spanish speaking friend states the delivery is much too fast to the extent those fluent in Spanish will have difficulty understanding the translation. 3. The above substandard performance qualities are inconsistent with the high quality associated with Franklin products. It doesn't meet their own specifications and certainly does not meet my expectations. 4. Complaint to Amazon has not been addressed by neither Amazon nor XcessBuy.
I purchased this for my son, he hopes to travel to Spain next year. The translator was a Christmas gift. He couldn't put it down. Loves it. Right out of the box it worked without any issues.