Which keyboard can I use to write in Hebrew and French?
Babelo, a translator keyboard for iPhone and Android. In its language panel, choose “I type: French” and “I translate to: Hebrew”. You write in French, tap 文A, and your text is replaced by its Hebrew translation before you send it. The ⇄ button reverses the direction. It works in WhatsApp and every app.
Write in Hebrew from French, step by step
- Install Babelo from the App Store or Google Play, then open the app: it walks you through turning on the keyboard.
- In WhatsApp or any app, switch to the Babelo keyboard, then tap the language button at the top of the keyboard.
- Choose “I type”: French, and “I translate to”: Hebrew.
- Fill in “I am” and “I'm talking to” (Woman or Man): in Hebrew, words change with gender.
- Type your message in French, then tap 文A: it is replaced by its Hebrew translation. Read it over and send it.
Hebrew with the right gender
In Hebrew, verbs and adjectives change depending on whether a woman or a man is speaking, and to whom. Babelo passes your “I am” and “I'm talking to” choices to the translation, so a message to a woman is not written as if to a man. Hebrew is written right to left: the app you send it in displays it that way, as for any Hebrew message.
Reading a message you received
On Android, Babelo puts a 👁 on the messages you receive (you allow Android's Accessibility service once): tap it and the translation shows on screen, in your language. On iPhone, iOS does not let a keyboard read the screen: copy the message (hold it, then Copy), then tap 👁 on the Babelo keyboard. Or share the text to Babelo with the Share button, when the app offers it.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need to know how to type in Hebrew?
- No. You write in French and Babelo writes the Hebrew. If you want to type in Hebrew yourself, choose Hebrew in “I type”: Babelo has a Hebrew keyboard with autocorrect.
- Can I write in Hebrew and send in French?
- Yes. Tap ⇄ in the language panel: you type in Hebrew, and 文A gives you French.
- Does my contact need to install Babelo?
- No. They receive a normal message, already in their language.
- Is it free?
- When you create your account, you get 10 free translations, once. After that, a short video in the app gives you more, or Babelo Plus gives you unlimited translations.
Other questions
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- Is Babelo free?
- Guide: install a translator keyboard on iPhone and Android
Install Babelo
Free to download, with 10 free translations when you create your account.