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Free translation for text, speech, photos and documents in over 100 languages.

What is Google Translate?

Google Translate translates text, speech, images and whole documents between more than 100 languages, including many Indian languages. The phone app can translate conversations live and read text through your camera.

Think of it as a pocket interpreter.

What you can do with it

  • Text and documents: translate words, sentences or files
  • Conversation mode: talk across languages in real time
  • Camera translation: point at signs, menus and pages
  • Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi and many more

Get started in 3 steps

  1. Go to translate.google.com or download the app
  2. Choose your languages
  3. Type, speak, upload a document or use the camera

Try this today

  • Translate a message into another Indian language
  • Use conversation mode to talk with someone
  • Point the camera at a sign in another language

Good to know

  • Check important text: have a fluent speaker review official documents
  • Offline mode: download languages to use without internet
  • Completely free: no sign-up needed

Quick challenge

Learn to say "thank you" in 5 Indian languages today!

Picked by the Scrollwell team · updated 25 Oct 2026. Google Translate is run by its own company — read its privacy terms before you add learners' names or marks.

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