According to Holiday Extras (original posts can be found here: https://www.holidayextras.com/best-travel-apps.html), you can have some of the best language translation apps for travel at your fingertips.
Leave the pocket phrasebooks at home and instead get to grips with reading, speaking and understanding the lingo abroad with just a tap of your phone. Their list includes top-rated apps for learning languages and the best language translation apps for travel.
Google Translate
Google translate allows you to translate a whopping 103 languages by text (59 languages offline) along with handy camera translations (37 languages), instant 2-way speech translations (43 languages), and handwriting translations (95 languages). It’s free. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/google-translate/id414706506.
iTranslate
Use the iTranslate app to translate text, pictures and speech in over 100 languages (38 languages offline). We particularly love that you can get an extension for smartwatches for instant voice translations. It’s free. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/itranslate-translator/id288113403.
Duolingo
Duolingo is a colorful, user-friendly app designed to help make learning a new language fun. Develop your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills with short, game-like lessons. There’s over 30 languages to choose from, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese, that are all completely free. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/duolingo-language-lessons/id570060128
Memrise
Memrise offers fun and informative courses on a number of languages including Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Korean and Russian. The app uses a mixture of quizzes, images and video clips from native speakers to help you learn and remember everyday words and phrases. It’s free. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/learn-languages-with-memrise/id635966718
Busuu
Busuu is the app for you if you’re really serious about learning more than the basics. Busuu offers full courses in 12 languages, covering speaking, reading and writing. This app offers a unique social feature where you can practice your writing and speaking skills with native speakers. https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/busuu-language-learning/id379968583.
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