If you need translation for just one word you can lift your finger strait after vibration. Touch screen outside of pop-up to continue reading.Release the finger and get translation from Google Translate in the pop-up.After vibration select the rest of the phrase without lifting your finger.Long press the first word of the phrase you would like to translate.After simple configuration, which I will describe later, the translation workflow looks like this: But the most important feature for me is translation. () is feature rich app that allows you to read files in almost any format. Some reading apps would allow you to do this but after trying more that 15 apps I found one that makes it even easier. This will result in pop-up translation to be displayed. In most of the apps you can select the text you like to translate, click three dots in the menu and select translate. Previously my reading app of choice was Moon Reader + but the translation workflow, which is very similar to the one I described above, was very annoying.Īndroid has built-in pop-up translation. I am currently learning French with the goal to be able to read classical French literature. Also the less time you are spending away from reading makes it more likely that you will continue reading instead of giving up. Note: If you don’t need translation of phrases and translate from english a lot of apps offer convenient way to translate single word.ĭepending on your level of language proficiency you will need to translate very often and anything that makes this process more efficient is a great time saver. Press back button two times to get back to the reading.

See translation in full Google Translate app (without seeing context as this action navigates away from the reading app).

In the pop-up menu select option to translate.

Long press the screen to initiate translation.

To give you an example of typical translation workflow: Most of the reading apps allow translation in one form or another but the convenience of translation varies greatly among them.

My favorite way to learn foreign language is to read in it.

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