Google is introducing a new feature to Google Translate that could challenge established language-learning apps. The feature, leveraging AI technology, generates interactive language lessons designed to adapt to users’ skill levels. The app offers practice sessions for listening and speaking in various languages.
Skip the camera and the coordination. AI avatars in Google Vids can help deliver your message instead. Just write a script and choose an avatar to deliver polished content. Perfect for trainings, demos, and more. Available today: https://t.co/jyqDppxo4K pic.twitter.com/wxT6tGeeE1
— Google Workspace (@GoogleWorkspace) August 27, 2025
The lessons are crafted based on the user’s proficiency level—Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced—with an upcoming addition for absolute beginners. Users can also share their motivation for learning a language to receive customized learning experiences.
Every month, people use Google to translate around 1 trillion words. Today, we’re introducing a new AI-powered live translation experience in the Google Translate app, plus a new beta feature to help you practice new languages. Rolling out now on iOS + Android. pic.twitter.com/0DvKYqbSTV
— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) August 26, 2025
For instance, the app might create scenarios like asking about meal times, where users can choose to practice listening or speaking.
🧵 We’re announcing two new updates to Google Translate to make it easier to connect with people who speak different languages, using the advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities of Gemini models.
First: Starting today in the Translate app, you can tap “Live translate”… pic.twitter.com/G1ERT3Y7vR
— Google (@Google) August 26, 2025
Google Translate’s new language lessons
Listening exercises include identifying words from a spoken clip, while speaking exercises involve repeating displayed phrases. Google collaborated with language acquisition experts to develop this feature.
Additionally, Google Translate’s live conversation tool receives an upgrade. The enhanced functionality now translates spoken words in real time, allowing the other person to read the translation as you speak. The app supports over 70 languages and is available in the U.S., India, and Mexico.
This update promises to make language learning more accessible and efficient. Whether it will perform on par with specialized apps remains to be seen, but the integration of AI and real-time translation heralds a major step forward for Google Translate.
