# Are Translation Machines Reliable and Accurate? **URL:** \ **Category:** talk\ **Created:** [July 16, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811 "2003-07-16T19:15:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FAP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@FAP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FAP)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/1 "2003-07-16T19:15:39Z")
I’m just curious, are translation machines reliable and accurate? I only know the English language, so if I ever wanted to make a website in more than one language, I wouldn’t be able to do that by myself - I’d have to use an online language translator or someone else that knows alot of languages. =) Post here with the reason for your answer. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/2 "2003-07-16T19:29:40Z")
they aren’t reliable because they only offer straight translations. They can’t convey meaning, emphasis, or determine the grammar that are associated with each language. Its best to find a speaker of the language you are looking for and hire them to translate for you. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/3 "2003-07-16T22:07:01Z")
Just learn a new language its easier that it sounds…! (they are as releible as an engine running on chicken pot-pie!) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/4 "2003-07-17T16:13:54Z")
Okay. Thanks for the help. I guess hiring someone to translate would be the easiest, and then learning the language would be the most accurate and reliable. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/5 "2003-08-03T18:52:18Z")
from babelfish english original: I have a cat. He is fun to play with. My cat says meow. I wish that I was a cat this way I coudl marry my cat because he is more wonderful then any loser I’ve dated before. Oh boy, I should just shut up, I sound like a freak. translated from english to spanish: Tengo un gato. Él es diversión a jugar con. Mi gato dice el meow. Deseo que era un gato esta manera que coudl de I casa mi gato porque él es más maravilloso entonces cualquier perdedor he fechado antes. Muchacho del Oh, debo apenas cerrar para arriba, yo sueno como un monstruo. translated back to english: I have to cat. There am is fun to play with. My cat says meow. I wish that I was to cat this way I coudl marry my cat because there am is dwells wonderful then any to loser Íve dated before. Oh boy, I should just shut up, I sound like to freak. i think you get the point. there was a thread on this a while back, it was quite funny. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/6 "2003-08-04T03:47:48Z")
LOL. I’ve tried doing that before too. I guess that means they’re not that accurate… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/7 "2003-08-16T01:38:48Z")
I’m Italian and learned it in high school and college courses. I can say from experience, NO - online translators suck big time. The thing is, most foriegn languages use figures of speech. Like Italians say “Momma Mia!” But it doesn’t mean “My Mom.” Also, languages use many different tenses AND PROPERLY unlike we do with English. I’ve found that online translators don’t do a good job with putting verbs in the right tenses. They sometimes don’t get the right gender! And that can totally change the idea of a sentence… Put those multi-lingual pages on hold for now! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/8 "2003-08-16T03:36:46Z")
hey, finally, another italian on the board 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/9 "2003-08-16T05:31:30Z")
Yep! F.B.I - Full Blooded Italian! 🙂 By the way - nice lookin’ flash designs Red! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/10 "2003-08-16T05:48:44Z")
thanks magick :beam: what part of italy r u from? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/11 "2003-08-16T05:56:19Z")
Born and raised in the USA, but my family is from Palermo and Calabria ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-translation-machines-reliable-and-accurate/25811/12 "2003-08-16T06:02:18Z")
i was born in jersey, so im from here too, my fam is from Naples and Calabria… Calabrese = good blood man 😉