This site offers a collection of some of the best translation apps to help you effectively communicate in foreign language situations. Most apps are available for Apple or Android devices and offer voice and text translation.
The list includes access to:
1. Google Translate - free
2. iTranslate Translator - free
3. SayHi Translate - free
4. Speak & Translate - Translator - free
5. Voice Translator App - free
6. Dialog - Translate Speech - free

A big name in free online translation websites is Bing, which uses Microsoft Translator. You can select your input language or have the site automatically detect it as you type. If you have your microphone enabled, you can speak the text you want to be translated, which seems quite convenient if you ask us.

After you receive the translation, you have options to hear it aloud in a male or female voice, share it, or search Bing with it. Moreover, you can also give the translation a thumbs-up or thumbs-down if you would like to provide a little feedback. The free translator offers over 60 languages.

CommonLit has a FREE collection of hundreds of short stories, poems, historical documents, and more for students in grades 5-12. The texts selections include fiction and non-fiction. The collection can be searched and filtered by lexile, grade, theme, genre, book pairings, literary device and units (a new feature).

The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the unit on transformations and develop an understanding of motion geometry.

Included is a YouTube video to support Grade 5 Blended Learning Math - Unit 8.0: Transformations - Introduction.

The DeepL Translator is a really cool tool that comes with its own definitions and automatic sentence completion options. You can choose from 26 languages and when you receive the translation, just double-click on a word for more details.

When you select that word in the translation, you will see a dropdown box with more options. You can also take a look at the word definition that pops up at the bottom of the page at the same time. Plus, you will see examples of the word being used in both the input and output languages. This is a great feature to have if you are trying to learn the language you are translating into.

Learn any language for free! French included!

German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and more.

On Translatedict, you can choose from over 50 languages and use auto-detect for your own dialect. Just enter your word, phrase, or even a large amount of text, pick the translation language, and hit the Translate button. You'll see the written translation and can click the sound button to hear it out loud.

If you're using the translation in written communication, you'll see helpful word and character counts at the bottom. This is great for texts or social media posts where you have limited space.

Translatedict also provides areas solely for the voice translator and text-to-speech feature.

Google Translate is a simple yet powerful app packed with great features including the ability to translate text among 133 languages, translate text in images by simply pointing the camera of your device, translate taken or imported photos, instant translation of bilingual conversations, draw text characters instead of typing, star and save translated words and phrases, and many more. It can also be used offline with no internet connection. The app is available for Apple and Android devices, or offers a basic online service. 

ImTranslator is a great site for translations and comparisons at the same time. You can get a simple translation, back translation, and comparison between PROMT, Google, and Microsoft translators all at a same place. The site offers tons of languages as it links to other popular translation services like Google too.

As for extras, there are a bunch of helpful tools like the Back Translation tool which automatically translates the target text back to the original—this helps you compare for accuracy.

Take advantage of the automatic language detection, dictionary, spelling, and decoder feature with checkmarks. Or use the buttons to copy, paste, use text-to-speech, or share the translation via email. ImTranslator also provides special accent characters that include currency, math, and company symbols.

The Translator for Education site provides free resources, tools, and how-to guides for live captioning and translation in the classroom. Schools are increasingly diverse. Teachers manage many types of learners, including students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) who require assistive technology, and language learners (and their parents) who may not speak or understand the language of the classroom well. Microsoft Translator helps bridge these communication gaps, supporting accessible classroom learning with live captioning, cross-language understanding, and even multilingual casual conversations to help with student integration.

This site offers free online dictionary and text translation.

PROMT Online Translator does not offer as many languages as other translators. The list is limited to about 22 languages so far. But it does have other nice features. For instance, it makes use of automatic language detection and even choose a topic for the translation.

You can then copy, paste, check the spelling, or access a dictionary. There is also a virtual keyboard so if you are using the site on a tablet, for example, popping in your words or sentences is simple. PROMT also offers translation software that you can purchase and download. Interestingly, free online website translator is also available as an Apple or Android app.

Reverso is a website offering a host of free communication technologies. It makes use of Neural Machine Translation (NMT), an approach to machine translation through artificial neural networks. Its services range from translation, spelling and grammar checks to dictionaries, context checkers, and more.

With support available for most of the popular languages like German, Spanish, English, Chinese, Japanese, and more, it currently serves around 60 million active users on the web. Apart from the online translation tools, you can also install its browser extension. Reverso is also available as an app for Android, iPhone, Mac, and Windows platforms.

SayHi Translate
SayHi Translate is a translation app that allows you to instantly engage in foreign language conversations and communicate in a comprehensible way. Among the features provided are support for numerous languages and dialects, access to male and female languages, support for typing, copy and share conversations via email or on social media websites, support for a number of accessibility features (e.g., Dynamic Type, Voiceover, and improved navigation), and many more.

Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free / Age: 4+

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sayhi-translate-use-your-voice/id437818260
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sayhi.android.sayhitranslate
Amazon App Store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XSVNFJX

Speak & Translate is both voice and text translator that enables you to effectively navigate foreign language communication. Features offered include snap photos of a text and have it instantly translated, real-time voice recognition for quick translations, over 10 languages for text translations, over 50 languages for voice translations, language detection for text to text mode, iCloud integration, access to male and female voices, and many more.

Compatibility: iPhone/iPad / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases / Age: 4+