{"id":541,"date":"2025-08-18T08:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sayflick.com\/blog\/?p=541"},"modified":"2026-10-21T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:20:34","slug":"face-to-face-translation-when-travelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sayflick.com\/blog\/face-to-face-translation-when-travelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Translating face to face while travelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you and the person in front of you don&#8217;t share a language, SayFlick&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sayflick.com\/interpreter\">interpreter<\/a> turns your phone into a simple two-way translator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Open the interpreter and set your language and theirs.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Tap <strong>Speak<\/strong> on your side and talk. 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