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Language Translation - Why Sometimes It Is Just Plain Funny


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@Thomas J

 

The same happened to me, when I first came to Thailand and didn't know a word of Thai.

 

A Thai guy whipped out a translator in his handphone and started talking to it. The translation was rubbish.

 

Google translator or whatever translator won't be as smart as a human. They are just machines, they can translate simple words or sentences correctly but not every complicated sentence in the language.

 

That's something that most people don't understand.

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On my phone I have a good translator downloaded from an on line site it is very good. 

Had this discussion before the app on the screen is 2 round shapes one with a Thai flag and the other with a Union Jack and says translate underneath,  it works very well, had no problem when using it. 

 

The problem with Thailand translation is they use so many words just to say a simple one word English 'please'  for just one example.

 

When I put 'please' about 9 different words in Thai come up, I  just use the one I know, IMHO to be kind the Thai language is well over top and too complicated, no wonder kids have a problem with English there too busy learning Thai. 

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Google is overstrained by that quite unusal differing male/female pronoun (pŏm / chăn).

If you let it translate "my name is Marc" it will sound to Thai people as if you are a female/ladyboy ????

I didn't find a trick to have it selected/switched to male.

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