How to use the translator in Telegram

19 December 2022 - less than 1 min read time
Tags: Telegram

In English, I can only read. I can’t write, let alone speak, so I always use translator. It makes it difficult to communicate with people in chats: I have to open the translator, type in the text, copy the result and then send it. As a consequence, I leave most people who ask me something in Discord, Steam or other non-Russian platforms unanswered. I searched for a long time to find a way out of this situation, but Telegram offered me a solution by introducing a message translation function. In this post I will tell you how to activate it and how to use it, so that everyone in my Telegram-channel can communicate in their preferred language.

How to enable translation in Telegram for Android

  1. Tap the menu (three horizontal lines) in the top left corner of the home page.

  2. Go to Settings.

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  3. Open Language.

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  4. Activate the *Show Transfer button.

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How to translate messages in Telegram

  1. Select the conversation and tap the message you want to translate to open the pop-up menu.

  2. From the list of options, press Translate to have the application automatically detect the language of the message.

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  3. You will see the message translated into English (or the default language you are using Telegram in).

  4. Press Close translation when you’re finished to return to the chat topic and continue messaging as normal.

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