It usually translates the source into English and then to the target language.
Google Translate offers translations in 109 languages as of April 2021 and translates a total of over 100 billion words daily.Ĭontrary to popular belief, Google Translate does not actually provide direct translations from one language into another. Google Translate is a free tool developed by Google that enables you to translate sentences, documents and even websites from one language into another in a matter of seconds. Life saver to some and an ongoing joke to others, have you ever wondered how Google Translate actually works? Although it’s notorious for being not the highest-quality translation tool in the game, it has become the internet’s go-to source for translations over the years and there is no denying that it does come in handy from time to time. Whether for a French assignment at school or to order a coffee in a touristic trip to Italy, you probably heard and used Google Translate at least once before.
