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Read reviews in your own language wherever you are

Former Google Contributor

Want to find out where to go in a country where you don’t speak the language? Now you can with the help of translated reviews on Google Maps.

 

Local Guides love to travel and a common request is the ability to translate reviews on Google Maps. You can now easily read reviews to discover where to go as Google Maps will display reviews  in the language you’ve set on your device. You don’t have to do anything — simply open Google Maps or Search, search for what you’re interested in, and the reviews will be automatically translated by Google Translate.

 

If you’re learning the local language or want to see the original review, it appears below the translated review, too. Now you can browse Google Maps reviews of the faraway places you have always wanted to visit!

 

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87 Comments
Level 8

@YanniY

Thanks for this New Feature

It will be very helpful for Everyone.

I am also received a Email regarding this New Feature.

Thanks @YanniY, will try this. 

Level 8

@YanniY

I used it all day yesterday and it felt so natural, I didn't even register that it wasn't there before. Well done, in particular for leaving the original review there. When you are bi-lingual one realizes the differences in expressions and meanings of words in other languages. Only showing the auto-translated text can easilly lead to misunderstandings. Big kudos for the people who decided to do it this way.

 

In addition, realizing that the review is translated and thus perhaps the author a local that speaks the language, also gives us the opportunity to give more weight to the local reviews, when eveluationg our options.

Big thank you.

Jeroen

Connect Moderator

Wow it's tremendous feature in maps.I just love it. @YanniY gr8 job done .

Level 8

Great idea, Definitely helpful... cool

Level 10

Great @YanniY. It will help us more comfortable on using Google maps. 

Thanks. Good initiative. It will help us a lot. But, sometimes those translations are horrible.
Connect Moderator
Level 7

Awesome feature! Well done Google! 🙂

Thank you @YanniY, local guides in local languages the great 

Level 7

Pretty nice! will be easier for people that don't understand the language

Connect Moderator

Great...

It's very helpful for all.

Thanks.

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Level 5

Hi @YanniY It's very useful upgrade, Thank you very much for sharing the information

Ulugh M.
Level 8

@YanniYJust awesome.

Proud to be a Local Guide.

Will be helpful to many people.

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Level 10

@YanniY

Intetesting feature but please, give a feedback to the Team with askings for adding the option in settings with disabling automatic translation​ for choosen languge/languages. POIs with many reviews are hard to scrolling down when you see doubled content which you understand in both languages and it's waste a time.

 

Regards,

Jacek

Google Diamond Product Expert - Maps, Business Profile, Earth, Gmail, Accounts | Street View Trusted Photographer | Local Guide | retired: Map Maker Help Forum Top Contributor & Poland RER/RL
Level 9

@YanniY That's great. Thanks for the update.  

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Level 8

this is an awesome feature @YanniY, but a little bit weird in some sentence coz Google translate it word by word

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Level 7

A truly great feature which will impact how we use maps on a daily basis. Well done.

Level 7

@YanniY what a great feature! I also suggested this via feedback last summer while on holidays in France and coming across many reviews in French.

 

thanks,

Ivan London

Level 10

Thanks @YanniY this features will be helpful for all.

Level 9

@YanniY this is awesome 😊. I love this feature. Thanks for sharing

Level 10

Hi @YanniY Thanks

It will be very helpful for Everyone.  😉

Tunisia Local Guides
Level 7

Hi @YanniY,

 

Thanks for your article, its a great intiative which i was waiting for it.

 

Google always comes with an amazing features.

 

 

Level 2

Salut je suis de blainville au Québec

Level 9

Awesome feature

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It's so much grateful to see that actually our feature suggests have attention...

 

Congratulations Google Maps team, for that!

 

😉

Lucas Kellermann - Indaial SC
Local Guide & Waze Map Editor
Former Google Contributor

@dbrvnistan @PrachyM @MillyS @danihamdani @aler13 @AysarB You have brought the issue of translation on Connect in the past. We have taken your feedback and improved the experience for Local Guides around the world. Enjoy!

 

Level 7

Great it is nice to hear that Google is hearing public voice and reacting to it .It is nice 

VG
Level 8

Hi @YanniY

 

Awesome 👍  

 

Cheers. 

Level 3

Hello guys n gals
I am from Kolkata India with a level 3 guide tag and have been working on the apps, I feel that the better option should be a tablet for working on Google maps rather than mobile, then there is a question arising from connectivity issues in India whether Wifi at home, and still India lags behind providing Hotspots in the public areas or a mobile online connection via one's mobile operator, power failures are frequent and speed of Internet varies, batteries longevity of mobiles vary is is not better to have another backup of a mobile or a tablet!
Cross platform from Windows to Android conversion is nerve-wracking at times, and well enough in future, mobiles may be well used for quick access to location in India with varying degree

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Level 10
Level 7
This is the best feature that Google has added, hands down! Good job. Keep it up Google and we will give you a better product.
Level 7
i sure believe this will help a long way and help local guide work more 

A Great Idea 

Level 1

No entiendo nada amo ruso 

धन्यवाद @YanniY,    हाम भारतीयों के लिए यह बहुत ही अच्छी खबर है. अपनी मातृभाषा में लोग सहजता और सरलता से अपनी मन की बात लिख सकते है वसर्ते लोग उसका अनुवाद अपनी भाषा में कर सके.

Asheesh Pandey
Level 9

Thank you so much @YanniY

This feature is awesome. Can't wait to travel around. Especially the places I couln't understand there reviews. 

Nice work Google Maps.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Level 7
This is an awesome feature. A win win for both the reviewer and the audience!
Level 10

Great feature, This really helps users to learn more about international places. We alse written an article in this case in Iran Local Guides website:
http://localguides.ir/2017/04/27/reviews-will-be-translated/

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Level 9

I think this a brillient job and people will get help from it, thank you @YanniY

Level 9

Hi @YanniY   Great work from Google Map. Thanks for this New Feature. It will be very helpful for Everyone.

Level 9

Thank you @YanniY for sharing this with us. It's a much needed feature.

 

Could you please consider, for instance, the idea of allowing users to submit multiple reviews based on the language? For example, I want to be able to submit a review in English, then, from a small menu, I get to choose "Add review in another language" and then choose the language, say Arabic, then enter a review with different text language but same rating as the main language?

 

Just a quick thought. Thank you again 🙂

Level 8

Thanks @YanniY Thes is good news everyone. Thanks your help 

Bannu local guide
Level 8

HI @YanniY

It's really nice moderation & step in GMAP.  It will help millions of tourists & travellers on their way in every day. 

Thanks

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Level 8

Thanks @ปรเมศช you r Halp and Halpful information. I very happy 

Bannu local guide
Level 8

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Bannu local guide
Level 8

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Bannu local guide
Level 8

اسلام علیکم ہم چاہتے ہیں ۔کے پاکستان میں سب local Guides پاکستانی گوگل maps کے جو بڑا ہواس سے ملاقات کریے رہے اس ہم @YanniYکو بہت مدد ملے گی ۔بہت شکریہ

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