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Using Google Assistant Headphones for Learning a Language

Learning a foreign language is quite challenging. Learning all those unusual alphabets can take time.

There are various tools available today to help you learn a new language easily.

Google Assistant headphones are one of these modern tools.

These headphones now have a real-time translation feature that lets you translate forty different languages in real-time.

So, you can talk to a stranger or a co-worker in their language instantly.

Like Alexa and Siri, Google Assistant is the voice assistant of Google.

Since its launch in 2016, it has made huge progress in expanding its services to a wide range of devices and including multiple functions.

Like other devices, you can now have Google Assistant in your headphones.

Before you decide to buy one of these amazing headphones you should first know what Google Assistant can do for you.

What Can Google Assistant Do?

To start using Google Assistant, all you need to say is “OK Google”, or “Hey Google”.

It will work with voice searching, voice commands, and voice-activated device control.

So, you can ask it to check appointments, send messages, etc. on your Android device.

Here are the major functions of Google Assistant:

•  It controls your devices and smart home. •  It can access your personal information from your device. •  It can search for information online, for example, the address of the restaurant, weather news, etc. •  It can give you reminders of events. •  It can read your notifications. •  It has real-time spoken translation option which will let you conduct a conversation in various languages. •  It can check in to specific flights, like the United Airlines. •  It can book a room in selected hotels like InterContinental Hotels Group, Expedia, Choice Hotels, etc. •  It can help to navigate you in Google Maps.

Once you start your conversation with the Google Assistant, it will recognize your voice profile and next time will tailor your responses accordingly.

That is, it will be able to interact with you in a smart way.

The Interpreter Mode of Google Assistant is something that has been launched recently.

It provides real-time written and spoke translation to help in conversation.

Google Assistant was first launched on the Google Home and Google Pixel smartphones.

Now it is available in all the modern Android devices and iPhone as well.

Google Assistant headphones

You will find Google Assistant in various wireless headphones (you can find a selection of Google Assistant headphones on David Trenmar’s blog here) .

This will let you get an AI assistant without opening your phone.

You will only need to press a button to start your conversation with Google Assistant.

The headphones don’t trigger the Google Assistant on the phone and then relay the information.

They, in fact, run it natively and so you get a faster experience.

The Google Assistant will be able to read your incoming notifications aloud without the need for you to pull out your mobile phone.

So, it will give you a completely hands-free experience.

Google Pixel Buds

Google Pixel Buds are one of the best headphones available right now that has Google Assistant. It connects over Bluetooth to the device.

You only need to tap and hold on your right earbud to activate the Google Assistant.

The audio is of very high quality.

Pros •  Its design is very attractive. •  The wire material is good and will last a long time. •  It will fit your ears perfectly. •  It produces a rich and loud sound. •  The background noise is less. •  You can control the Pixel buds with touch-based gestures. •  The battery lasts for 6 to 8 hours.

Cons •  Sometimes, it can be hard to connect with other devices. •  The background noise cannot be cancelled.

Language Translation Feature in Google Assistant

The real-time language translation feature in Google Assistant headphones is a real breakthrough technology that helps people with learning and understanding different languages.

So, how do Google Assistant enabled headphones to help with language translation?

You need to first activate these features is to hold down the Google Assistant button on the headphones and say, for example, help me interpret German’ or help me speak German’.

This will open the Google Translate app on the phone and you can start the conversation mode.

The headphones will send a message to your phone.

Then the translation will be typed out on the phone and it will be read aloud in your chosen language.

Pros Using Google Assistant headphones you will now be able to talk to someone who doesn’t speak your language.

It was initially limited to Google Pixel earbuds, but now it is available in other devices as well.

This translation feature is very helpful when you travel a lot to foreign countries or when you have clients, suppliers or employees from different countries.

It currently supports the most spoken languages.

Cons The quality of the translation is not as expected.

It can translate the basic questions such as here is the nearest coffee shop’, but it cannot translate more complex sentences properly.

Also, if the accent of the person speaking is a bit different, then the Google Assistant will be totally lost.

It is very difficult to get the natural language right.

Conclusion

Currently, it supports about 40 different languages including English, French, German, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian, Thai, Dutch, Arabic, Bengali, and other languages.

In the future, more languages will be included.

Machine learning will also improve in the future allowing more natural translation of sentences.

The translation feature of Google Assistant headphones has made it easy to learn foreign languages.

It helps people to communicate instantly with someone speaking in another language in real time, even if that person doesn’t know that language.

This feature will help people in travelling to different countries.

It will also help businesses to communicate with their international partners and coworkers.

You should buy Google Pixel earbuds to use this feature and you won’t be disappointed.

Though there are some translation issues for complex sentences, we hope to see an upgraded version of Google Assistant translation feature soon.

The field of artificial intelligence has become advanced and soon you will find a more natural translation on Google Assistant.

You can learn more about using Google Assistant here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXVkdH1AL-0

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tiempo (el) - weather

clima (el) - weather, climate

estación (la) - season

primavera (la) - spring

verano (el) - summer

otoño (el) - autumn

invierno (el) - winter

época (la) - season, period of time

la época de lluvia - the wet season, the rainy season

la época seca - the dry season

¿Qué tiempo hace? - What’s the weather like?

hace frío - it’s cold

hace calor - it’s hot

hace viento - it’s windy

hace fresco - it’s fresh/brisk

hace aire - it’s breezy

hay tormenta - there’s a storm

hay niebla - it’s foggy

hay neblina - it’s misty

está nublado - it’s cloudy

está despejado - it’s clear

llueve - it’s raining (infinitive: llover)

nieva - it’s snowing (infinitive: nevar)

graniza - it’s hailing (infinitive: granizar)

chispea - it’s drizzling (infinitive: chispear)

llovizna - it’s drizzling (infinitive: lloviznar)

truena - it’s thundering (infinitive: tronar)

arco iris (el) - rainbow

huracán (el) - hurricane

tornado (el) - tornado

inundación (la) - flood

ola de calor (la) - heatwave

canícula (la) - high summer, dog days

grado (el) - degree

húmedo - damp, humid

Está lloviendo muy fuerte - It’s raining heavily

Hay lluvias torrenciales - It’s raining heavily

Está lloviendo a cántaros - It’s raining cats and dogs (lit: it’s raining pitchers/jugs)

Hace un frío que pela - It’s freezing cold (lit: it’s a cold that peels)

Hace un día horrible - It’s a horrible day

Hace un calor tremendo - It’s scorching hot

If I’ve made any mistakes please let me know! :)

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8 Spanish Words We Should Be Using in English

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best apps for learning spanish!!

lots of people ask me which apps I use for teaching myself spanish and there’s a ton of them to choose from. here are my favorites:

1. hellotalk: language exchange app that lets you have conversations with native speakers. it has text chatting, voice messages, and you can even call people if you want to. it’s so awesome, I use it all the time.  

2. mindsnacks spanish: super fun vocab learning app! you basically get to play really cute games to memorize vocabulary. it really makes it fun. 

3. duolingo: if you’re a langblr you probably already use this. basically it’s a full spanish course that goes up to the advanced level online, for free. tbh it’s such a gift.  

3. wordreference: a really great dictionary and such a lifesaver. it also has a conjugator which is so useful. this dictionary is way more accurate and grammatically correct than just using google translate. 

4. spanishdict: another dictionary and translator that also saves my life on a daily basis. it also has grammar and cultural lessons!

5. noticias univision: a spanish-language news app from univision. even though this app might have some technical problems, it is really great for getting reading material and just learning about the news.  

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So here is yet another post about Spanish that I hope you all langblrs will like. I present to you 10 words that exist in Spanish but don’t exist in English.

Knowing and using them in your vocabulary shows how fluent you actually are so hopefully this will help you.

1. Chueco/a: 

This can be roughly be translated as “not straight” BUT NOT IN THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION KIND OF WAY. It literally means not being able to do something in a straight line. 

For example: Not able to draw a straight line? You draw chueco/a. Tried kicking a soccer ball in a straight line but it ended up in the far left side of the court? You kick chueco/a.

2. Empalagado/a: 

This is what happens when you eat too much sugar. 

For example: You know that feeling of nausea and awkward fullness after you have eaten like five cupcakes, two chocolate bars and three bottles of soda? THEN is when you feel empalagado/a.

3. Despistado/a: 

So I Google-translated this word and it came out as “lackadaisical”. I don’t think anyone actually uses that word. SO, it means someone who doesn’t pay attention to anything and daydreams most of the time. It is not a permanent feature tho, you can be despistado/a just during your math class. 

For example: If someone asks you a question and you don’t answer because you were too busy thinking about Zac Efron, then you are despistado/a.

4. Tocayo/a: 

It refers to someone who shares name with you. 

For example: Let’s imagine your name is Hermione and suddenly you meet someone whose name is ALSO Hermione. Voilá! That person is now your tocayo/a.

5. Buen provecho: This is not a word but a phrase. It means something like “have a good meal”, it is kinda close to saying “bon appettit” in French. It is frequently used before you start a meal but also as a sign of respect when you run into someone who is currently eating. Also, it is not a phrase used only for “fancy” situations, it actually works whenever someone is eating. 

For example: If you are eating at a restaurant with a group, you say buen provecho before you start eating, but also let’s imagine you are walking around the city and see your boss eating tacos from a food truck, then you also say buen provecho. Freaking good manners.

6. Desgraciado/a: Oh this is a funny one. You might think, at first sight, that this word refers to someone who is not very graceful. WRONG. If you Google-translate the word, it may drive you to think it means “unfortunate”. ALSO WRONG. This is what you call someone who has been a jerk. Someone who didn’t treat you right. Like honestly, someone you really hate. 

For example: Your boyfriend just dumped you on your birthday? He is a desgraciado. Your group-project colleague disappeared during the whole process and just showed up to put her name on the project? She is a desgraciada. It is such a powerful word, I love it.

7. Llorón/Llorona: It refers to someone who cries A LOT. It doesn’t necessarily mean someone who cries but also someone who is very sensitive and gets sad about a lot of things, especially if those things aren’t really important. 

For example: Your sister just cried because she saw a very cute dog? She is a llorona. Your best friend just got VERY upset because he got a 99/100 on a test? He is a llorón (das me tho).

8. Te quiero: This is probably one of the phrases native Spanish speakers miss the most when they start speaking English. This is what you say to someone (and by someone it means a romantic partner most of the time) when you start getting feelings for them but you don’t love them just yet. If you did love them tho you would say “te amo”.  

For example: You have been dating someone for a while now and you know they are amazing but you are not in the “love” point just yet, then you say te quiero to them. No commitment, you guys.

9. Desvelado/a: It refers to someone that hasn’t slept for a while. 

For example: When you pull an all-nighter and show up to class late, with huge bags under your eyes and basically just feeling like a living-dead, you are desvelado/a.

10. Lampiño/a: It literally refers to someone that doesn’t have facial/body hair. 

For example: If you are trying to grow a beard but just can’t seem to grow any hair on your face you are a lampiño/a. Also, if you do not have to shave your legs at all for the summer because you have been blessed with the lack of body hair, then you are lampiño/a.