How-to

Translating abroad, one job at a time.

Short, practical answers to the things travellers ask: what to set up before you go, and what to do at the counter, the table or the border.

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How to Download Languages to Translate Offline

Do it at home on Wi-Fi, before the airport.

How to Translate Abroad Without Using Roaming Data

Translate all day with mobile data switched off.

How to Explain a Food Allergy in Another Language

Say all of it, name the food, and show the screen.

How to Let Your iPhone Hear Another Language

Turn on Dictation and add the language.

How to Make Spoken Translations Sound Natural

Download an Enhanced or Premium voice for the language.

How to Talk to Someone Who Speaks Another Language

Read what they say, then reply in their language.

Set it up before you go

Download your languages on Wi-Fi at home, and the rest of these work wherever you are.

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