Google Translate launches its pronunciation practice mode

Language learning tools are great. Who Not there. Do you want to be able to communicate with more people? Apps like Duolingo have made language learning more accessible than ever, while also making it simple enough to actually keep us engaged. Even Google has gotten active with a practice mode for translation. But knowing the right words to use is one thing – do you also know how to Tell them correctly? Once again, Translate has you covered, as it introduces a new pronunciation practice tool.

We saw Google working on pronunciation exercises in Translate about a month ago, and now it’s already becoming official. As part of celebrating its 20th birthday, Google Translate is introducing this new practice mode.

After receiving a translation, you’ll be able to press a new “Pronunciation” button that will invite you to speak the translated text out loud, giving you a phonetic representation to help you. After you make your attempt, Google will analyze your pronunciation and provide feedback highlighting specific parts of the words that need improvement. You are then invited to try again, refining your efforts.

In addition to that detailed feedback, you’ll also see a more general “score” bar that shows how close your pronunciation came to the mark.

Sure, practicing with a native speaker is probably the ideal way to refine your pronunciation, but for an automated solution, this tool seems like it has great potential. We look forward to putting it through its paces and seeing how successful it really is in making us feel like an unknown alien while traveling.

Practice pronunciation in translation is rolling out with support for English, Spanish, and Hindi, and is available in the US and India. Hopefully we’ll see it expanded to more languages ​​down the road, but that’s all Google is sharing right now.