RE: POLL: Do you use AI (to translate)?
I usually use Google Translate, which sometimes will auto trigger Gemini. I have not tried the other AI engines. Interesting to see what they each translate to, at least to compare. But you have compared right Kitty? What was your verdict? Which translates closest to the actual meaning? I think without the translators, there is no other way to do this?
I think there is no harm posting in own language. Either the author, moderators, members or curators will need to take the extra step to translate to their language. But I appreciate our members who post in their language and provide a translated version at the bottom.
As to whether the translation truly captures the essence of what the author writes about, including any emotion or idioms or similar phrases (e.g. dressed to the tea, etc), that part we won’t be able to tell I think. Oo or we do reverse translation after the translation to see what it reads. Yesterday I used translator to translate chit chatting to spanish, the result looked funny, I saw charlie something in the translated version. And then changed to just chatting.
Sometimes I feel embarrassed about the education I received in high school, because I studied English from seventh grade all the way through university, yet I’m unable to communicate acceptably in the language.
I remember a Steemit user who, while applying for a curator position, listed the languages he had mastered: English, Russian, and Urdu. I couldn't help but laugh, because the guy is Venezuelan. Reading his bio, I wondered: Does he master those languages with a translator or without one? Hahaha.
Well, maybe he really is a polyglot—unlike me; without a translator, I’m left speechless, hehe.
A veces siento vergüenza de la educación que recibí en el Liceo, porque vi inglés desde séptimo año hasta la universidad, y no soy capaz de comunicarme de manera aceptable en este idioma.
Recuerdo que un usuario de Steemit cuando se estaba postulando para el cargo de curador colocó que dominaba los siguientes idiomas: inglés, ruso y urdu. No pude evitar reírme, porque el amigo es venezolano. Y al leer su presentación pensé: ¿El dominará esos idiomas con traductor o sin traductor? jajaja.
Bueno, tal vez, él sí sea políglota y no como yo, que sin el traductor me quedo "muda", jeje.
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Thank you for sharing @solperez. I feel it is tough learning language (although some people say it is easy 🤪) Maybe like the guy who knows English, Russian or Urdu. But my thought would be this guy is a mix of English, Russian and Indian? Language, I feel if we don't speak them daily, it is not easy learning theory.
I remembered when I studied English in school, I had a tutor when I was 8. One day, I tried to tell the tutor a story in English. I was really excited telling the story. But after more than 10 minutes of talking, the tutor looked at me blankly and said she didn't understand a word I said. After that, I felt really embarrassed and was determined to learn to speak in English. I participated in dramas, speaking competitions, watched English dramas and repeated after them, and learnt all the way until today.
As long as we keep practicing, I think we can improve a bit a bit. I am learning Chinese, Korean, Spanish on Duolingo. It is not easy 😅
Gracias por compartirlo, @solperez. Me parece difícil aprender idiomas (aunque algunos digan que es fácil 🤪). Quizás sea como esa persona que sabe inglés, ruso o urdu; uno podría pensar que esa persona es una mezcla de inglés, ruso e indio, ¿verdad? Siento que, si no los hablamos a diario, no es fácil aprender solo la teoría.
Recuerdo cuando estudiaba inglés en la escuela; tenía un tutor particular cuando tenía 8 años. Un día, intenté contarle una historia en inglés. Estaba muy entusiasmado mientras la contaba, pero tras más de diez minutos hablando, el tutor me miró con cara de desconcierto y dijo que no había entendido ni una palabra de lo que había dicho. Aquello me hizo sentir mucha vergüenza, pero también me motivó a aprender a hablar inglés. Participé en obras de teatro y concursos de oratoria, vi series en inglés repitiendo lo que decían los actores, y he seguido aprendiendo hasta el día de hoy.
Creo que, siempre y cuando sigamos practicando, podemos ir mejorando poco a poco. Yo estoy aprendiendo chino, coreano y español en Duolingo. ¡No es nada fácil! 😅~ translated using Google Translate
I’ve tried learning English, too. But the lessons end up in the trash—just like my New Year's diet resolutions, haha. There are plenty of opportunities to learn languages these days; Duolingo is one of them. But that takes time and dedication, and between housework and Steemit, I don't have time for anything else, haha. Best regards.