Are Translator Devices Worth it in 2020? Testing it in Japan

I'm so glad that these didn't exist when I lived in Japan.
If they'd existed, then my weak Japanese would have been zero Japanese.

Japanese is the fastest language in the world & Spanish is the 2nd fastest language!

Is it even possible? English-Japanese simple sentences maybe. But Japanese-English I doubt. Because things are being omitted and that combined with completely different sentence structure, you might get in trouble.

Funny video. Big disappointment though that young adults don't even understand the slightest bit of English. So many people talk about how much Japanese students are required to learn. What does this poor result mean? Probably the guys you found in the park were not really representative - and still: very poor western foreign language knowledge among them. What languages are tought in Japanese schools primarily - if not English. Chinese, Russian?

Probably needs 5 more years to make it perfect

sir baka pwede mo akong bigyan nyan gusto ko ng ganyan .problem wala me pambili...😅😊

Fun video and amazing how good these things are, and Sherry is always a great guest!

You should redo these tests with the Google Pixel devices, seeing as they handle translation better than your typical Android smartphone now that they have completely revamped the product.

Use simpler words. Google translate works but have to break up sentences and use simpler, non-ambiguous words.

Why do you have to use and internet connection?

That was fun.

I love it.

super cute! google translate still seems the best choice unless you have a few hundred bucks to throw around.

the "im glad i became" killed me

Even though it's been around for years now, the Google Lens translation feature still feels like magic to me. I honestly can't wait until something like Google Glass comes back around with that as a primary feature.

I'm planning a motorcycle trip to Japan hopefully now that everything is open again. And I'll definitely be taking this with me

does Japanese actually have heavy swear words? I mean like really, really hard ones? (not just basics like "shut up")

Watched ✈🇯🇵

Isn’t more fun just learning the language and talking to people directly? That’s what I did as a young man in the early 90s. You guys are young and ought to be able to pick up the language fast, no?

I’m such a tech nerd, this video was FASCINATING to me. I’m always so curious how things like this work and if they actually work well. Having someone to test with, and another service to test against, was so cool. I could literally watch you try this all day.

I have always loved these devices, there is one by Waverly labs that I have followed since their start. Thank you for sharing these options.

"Videos like this" はいい練習だと思います！たくさん分かります！嬉しい！I also, love a good sherry video, she's a lil bean. I might like having that translator for Germany. I know soma friends of mine will study their japanese into google translate to see if they can be understood, or if they're saying what they think they're saying.

I’m shocked how well they work. Trying to learn as much Japanese as I can, but this would be excellent for bridging the gaps

I see Sherry I click. I will binge her channel after this.

This is really useful. I am glad they have them in shops for the Olympics. I wonder if they continue to use them for tourists. having something like this I think would help reduce my nervousness about not speaking the language. hopefully people would be amused by the novelty of using a translator and be more comfortable engaging with a visitor.

Really cool device, have it's pros and cons. You should try it as well with many different accents 😉

I really thought the translator would get tripped up more! That’s great.

I went around Japan for a month without speaking japanese, just using Google translate for some things and I got around without any problems. Might have been more of an issue if I traveled way out into the country though.

Interesting 🤔...Are there other languages on the device? Or just English?

I remember this being on of the first videos of yours I enjoyed watching. Though I want to keep translating applications to a minimum, it could work as a last resort 👌

Thank you for sharing that video, it was very helpful to find a new way to communicate. I wouldn't dare you google translator for speaking any other language except Spanish. I plan on traveling to Israel and I'm definitely convinced to buy one of those devices. The use seems fluid and natural! AWESOME

Hello, sir, this device can tansalate urdu to english

What is it called?

Actually, in Japan we are taught in school that "challenging" means やりがいがある. So, it was 'correct' school translation.

This is the way of the future. In another 5 to 10 years learning another language will be redundant

This was a great video

Which translator was best?

Those people that were waving at you all the way until you we're out of the park we're the cutest ever.

I need that for watching vtuber :3

This is great!
I want arabic

I want this magical language thingy 😍🤣

I am having a baby boy with my Japanese wife of 8 years and I need a translator so I can finally speak to family in Japan properly. I also think this might be helpful to learn simple words and phrases.

I wish you had translated what it really translated...you guys laughed a lot in parts but didn't let us in on the joke... I don't know if it nailed it, or if it didn't...

it's an amazing gadget, and for me it's like changing my view of the translation tool that has only been controlled by the internet, especially google

This is fun, u know smtime u look like that guy who's play cpt America

I must practice my English well, or I need to buy this equipment

Reminds me of when i went to a restaurant in japan with some English speaking friends, and the waiter was trying to let us know that they had run out of noodles and he had used google translate...the translation was funny...according to google translate “we have run out of noodles” translates to “the noodles have disappeared” 🤣