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Translate text, voice, and conversations on iPad

In the Translate app, you can translate text, voice, and conversations into any supported language. You can also download languages to translate entirely on a device, even without an internet connection.

The Translation tab, showing translated phrases from English to Spanish. The second phrase has a word with different gender variations highlighted in gray.

Note: Translation is available for supported languages. See the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.

Translate text or your voice

  1. Open the Translate app on your iPad.

  2. Tap the language you want to translate your selected text to.

    To swap languages, tap the Language Swap button.

  3. Tap one of the following:

    • Translate text: Tap “Enter text,” type a phrase (or paste text), then tap Next in the keyboard.

      You can also tap Done in the top-right corner of the screen.

    • Translate your voice: Tap the Listen button, then say a phrase.

      Note: Words are translated as you type or speak.

  4. When the translation is shown, do any of the following:

    • Play the audio translation: Tap the Play button.

      Tip: Touch and hold the Play button to adjust the playback speed.

    • Show the translation to someone else: Tap the Enter Full Screen button.

    • Save the translation as a favorite: Tap the Favorite button.

    • Copy the translation: Tap the Copy button.

Tip: To view your recent history, swipe the translation down.

Translate a conversation

iPad shows the translated text bubbles from both sides of the conversation. Conversations work for downloaded languages when you don’t have an internet connection or when On-Device Mode is turned on.

The Conversation tab, showing chat bubbles and their translations.

  1. Tap the Show Sidebar button, then tap Conversation.

  2. Tap one of the following:

    • Type text: Tap “Enter text,” type a phrase (or paste text), then tap Done.

    • Use your voice: Tap the Listen button, then say a phrase.

    Note: Words are translated as you type or speak.

  3. Tap the Play button to hear the audio translation.

    To hear audio translations automatically, tap the More Options button, then tap Play Translations.

Tip: You can translate a conversation without tapping the microphone button before each person speaks. Tap the More Options button, tap Auto Translate, then tap the Listen button to start the conversation. iPad automatically detects when you start speaking and when you stop.

When chatting face to face, tap View in the top left, then tap Face to Face so that each person can see the conversation from their own side.

Review words with multiple meanings

When translating a word that has several meanings in another language, you can choose the one you want. You can also select feminine or masculine translations for words that have grammatical gender variations.

Note: When gender hasn’t been specified, translations automatically default to the gender-neutral form of a word.

  1. Open the Translate app on your iPad.

  2. Translate a word or phrase, then tap Next in the keyboard.

  3. When available, do any of the following:

    • Choose a different meaning: When available, tap the light-colored word to select the intended meaning.

    • Choose grammatical gender translations: When available, tap the light-colored word to select a feminine or masculine translation.

To turn off grammatical gender translations, tap the More Options button, then tap Show Grammatical Gender.

Download languages for offline translation or On-Device Mode

Download languages to translate when you don’t have an internet connection or when On-Device Mode is turned on.

  1. Go to Settings  > Translate.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Tap Downloaded Languages, then tap the Download button next to the languages you want to download.

    • Turn On-Device Mode on.

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