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Poolish/English electronic translator?

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crusaderThreads: 4 Posts: 79 Joined: Jan 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: crusader Jun 3, 10, 23:51 #1
Has anyone used one? I see a lot of generic translators on Amazon, etc- the kind of thing that translates 15 languages (and not very well judging by the reviews). Does anyone know if there's a specific English/Poilsh one in existence, and is it any good? Or has anyone used a mulit-language translator that does the job when it comes to the Polish language?

SeanBMThreads: 41 Posts: 8,727 Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂	Jun 3, 10, 23:58 #2
There are online ones. They are not 100% yet but they are free. Free and accurate Online Polish-English / English-Polish translator?

nincompoop_notThreads: 4 Posts: 229 Joined: Nov 3, 09 ♀	Jun 4, 10, 00:27 #3
I found the google language tool pretty good to be honest. Not in other languages (Russian). The google one is created by users also, but only after approval; some words and phrases( more obscure) may be a bit 'off' but over all it's not bad

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Edited by: internaldialog Jun 4, 10, 00:32 #4

plus with the Google one if you tweak the English words you can then make whatever language (target) actually seem correct I've been known to do it a few times and find it works and i have submitted some better translations where i know the words to be wrong for correction :)

Also tip when using Google one is to re translate the translated version back into your native language to make sure it seems right before you tweak it :)

nincompoop_notThreads: 4 Posts: 229 Joined: Nov 3, 09 ♀	Jun 4, 10, 00:55 #5
internaldialog: i have submitted some better translations where i know the words to be wrong for correction done that for hives (subject from this forum) which where translated as 'ul' (correct) - beehive but in med it was 'pokrzywka' :)

crusaderThreads: 4 Posts: 79 Joined: Jan 25, 09 ♂	Jun 5, 10, 00:47 #6
Thanks all, but I'm looking for a 'pocket' translator, something I can take with me on the move. I already have translation tools, etc on my laptop, but don't want to have to lug it around with me.

lukaszpoznanskiThreads: 19 Posts: 78 Joined: Mar 24, 08 ♂	Jun 5, 10, 01:30 #7
Do you have an iPhone or iPod Touch? There's a decent (and free) translator in the App Store.

crusaderThreads: 4 Posts: 79 Joined: Jan 25, 09 ♂	Jun 5, 10, 14:15 #8
No, but I have a Nokia N97 - you've given me an idea there, Nokia have translation tools in their OVI store, and i think there's third party apps out there too. Thanks.

sausageThreads: 25 Posts: 1,053 Joined: Sep 21, 07 ♂	Jun 5, 10, 14:22 #9
crusader: Nokia have translation tools in their OVI store I have N97 mini, you can add Polish/English to the basic dictionary app for free

crusaderThreads: 4 Posts: 79 Joined: Jan 25, 09 ♂	Jun 5, 10, 19:19 #10
Done it, thanks!

plk123Threads: 30 Posts: 6,412 Joined: Aug 29, 07 ♂	Jun 6, 10, 08:05 #11
but don't be surprised when there isn't a translation or it's wrong.. also, sentence structure in polish is not the same as english.. get a phrase book and learn some basic everyday phrases and then go from there.

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