Nyrius LT12 12 Language Global Digital Talking Translator Foreign Pocket-Sized Electronic Speaking Dictionary

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 0.8 x 3.9 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00164D5R4
• Item model number: LT12
• Batteries: 2 Lithium ion batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #2 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators > Foreign Language Translators
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

This translator serves as a handy speaking tool for international travellers and tourists. It allows the user to cross translate 12 international languages and each language stores 700 commonly used travelling topic sentences. You'll be able to communicate easily and quickly in a foreign country. Simply select the language, topic of conversation, and sentence you would like to speak using the LCD display. The translator will display the sentence in the original language (usually English) and speak the sentence in the desired foreign language. Handheld electronic translators are the modern answer to paper dictionaries. They are smaller, fashionable and you only need one in order to speak many languages! Since this device speaks the phrases aloud, you can be sure you are pronouncing foreign words correctly, making for a more enjoyable holiday or business trip. Supplied with protective carry pouch including strap, the translator cross translates 12 International languages - English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Swedish, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin) and Turkish and you can save frequently used sentences. Words are spoken and displayed and the translator includes 8 frequently required categories: General, Emergency, Entertainment, Sightseeing, Direction, Restaurants, Transport and Hotel. The device also features a world time daily alarm clock and calendar for 24 cities, and the display shows hour, minutes, day, date and month. A built-in data-file stores up to 60 sets of phone numbers (with names) with a password security lock. The translator has an LCD display with adjustable contrast, volume level selection (3 levels), key tone on/off switch, auto power off and display backlight which can be turned off to preserve batteries. Dimensions (HxWxD): 98x62x18mm. Batteries: 2 x CR2032 button cells (included).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

173 of 182 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phrase only machine, February 5, 2007

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Delwyn J. Wendler (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a well designed easy to operate translator. It will cover 95% of what you need being a tourist. The only flaw I see in this machine is not being able to enter your own sentences, but that might be a flaw in all machines, so I would bring a dictionary for those times. Good voice quality and volume. I will bring a set of watch batteries with me on the trip as I don't know about the availability of those batteries in Europe.

83 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality For A Very Reasonable Price, May 14, 2008

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Summer Williams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nyrius LT12 12 Language Global Digital Talking Translator Foreign Pocket-Sized Electronic Speaking Dictionary (Electronics)

I purchased this translator as a gift for my mother's four week tour of Europe. Over all, she was very happy with the item. Occasionally, she said there were times when she couldn't find how to say a particular phrase, but for the most part, she was thrilled that this one device served her quite efficiently through all of the countries she traveled. She especially liked the verbal pronunciation, the pre-grouped categories of phrases, its small size, & its included alarm clock which allowed her to cut back on bringing one more item. As for me, I certainly appreciated how reasonably priced it was for how well it served my mother on her trip. You can absolutely find better translators but doing so on par of the cost per value of this translator would be difficult. It's a great item for the price.

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun with language, May 2, 2008

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Tigger (Kailua, Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nyrius LT12 12 Language Global Digital Talking Translator Foreign Pocket-Sized Electronic Speaking Dictionary (Electronics)

This translator is a lot of fun.You can actually hear what it is supposed to sound like so I can say it kind of properly. The only thing
I have a problem with is there is no way to type in any words. You can only get the phrases that are programmed in it. So if someone answers me, I have no idea what they are saying. I just need to carry a dictionary or phrase book with it. I'm excited about using it in my travels..Japan this year and Europe next year. This is fun!