Travelling abroad

You are in a country whose language you do not speak: checking in, asking for directions, ordering food, taking a taxi, visiting a pharmacy, shopping at a market. There is nobody to translate, and typing every sentence into a phone is slow.

Benefits

• You speak, the other person speaks, and both of you read the translation on your phone. A real conversation rather than a phrasebook.
• More than 60 languages, so one app covers the whole trip.
• With Voice on, the phone reads the translation aloud, which helps when the other person would rather listen than look at your screen.
• Everything is saved, so the address the hotel gave you or the price you agreed is still there later.

Mode and setup

The Saydi app on your phone with Two-Way. See On your phone.

1. Set your language and the local language once. They stay set for the whole trip.
2. Hold the phone between you, or place it on the counter, screen up.
3. Tap Start Talking. Take turns.

Notes

• Install the app and sign in before you leave, while you have a reliable connection.
• Top up credits before the trip so you do not run out abroad. See Plans, credits and billing.
• In a noisy street, hold the phone close to whoever is speaking.
• Keep sentences short. Short sentences translate best in every language.

Result

A record of every conversation in History, in both languages, from the hotel address to the restaurant recommendation.