How to say

Start with what you want to say

You do not need to know the right words before you begin.

Write the idea in a language you are comfortable with, enter an incomplete or awkward attempt in the language you are learning, or simply describe what you are trying to communicate.

You can type it or say it using the microphone.

Vocafy uses what you mean as the starting point, rather than simply translating the words one by one.

Tell Vocafy about the situation

The same idea can be expressed differently depending on where you are, who you are speaking to and how you want to sound.

You can choose a situation such as Work, Travel, Service or Social, and select a Neutral, Casual, Polite or Formal tone.

If that is not enough, you can add a few words of your own to explain the situation more precisely.

This helps Vocafy choose an expression that fits the conversation, not just one that has a similar dictionary meaning.

Get something you could actually say

Vocafy gives you a natural expression for what you are trying to communicate.

When another version may also be useful, you can see an alternative without having to work through a long list of similar translations.

For example

You may know exactly what you mean:

“I don't want to sound pushy, but I need an answer soon.”

The useful question is not only how to translate those words. It is how you would naturally express the same intention in the situation you are in.

Hear the expression and learn more about it

You can listen to the expression directly in Vocafy, so you know how it sounds as well as what it means.

If you want to understand it better, choose Explain more. Vocafy can explain the wording and its nuances and show you another example of how it can be used.

The explanation is saved with the result, so you can return to it later.

Keep expressions you want to use again

Your recent searches are saved automatically, so you can quickly return to expressions you looked up before and listen to them again.

You can mark useful results as favourites and organise them into folders, or copy an expression when you simply need to use it somewhere else.

How to say and Translator solve different problems

A translator is useful when you already have text that says what you want and need it in another language.

How to say can help before you have the final sentence.

You might start with an idea in your own language, a rough attempt in the language you are learning, or a description of what you want to communicate.

The question is not just:

“How do I translate this?”

It is:

“How would I naturally say this in this situation?”

For longer texts where you want to keep the meaning, context and style of the original, use Vocafy's Translator.

Explore Translator