Is Google Translate from Eng-to-Japan reliable ??

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sakurachan2012

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Minna san, Hijimemashite.
I am a beginner of learning Japanese and I don't know any good japanese translator.
I only know Google translator. But I've seen that sometimes the translation is not perfect or missing .
So , can you give me any advise for the translation..??
Dozo Arigatou Gozimasu ~ ^_^

 

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• 22 Dec 2011

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Electronic translators still can't even come close to humans; languages are too nuanced. If you're learning Japanese, stay away from translators and stick to consulting a dictionary only if absolutely necessary. Try to understand from context first, then confirm the definition afterwards.

 

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Thanks you for the advise..! So, I'll use dictionary for my japanese study.

 

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sakurachan2012 said:

Dozo Arigatou Gozimasu

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I know this wasn't your question but I just wanted to point out that you probably want to say "Domo Arigato Gozaimasu" here. Domo makes it polite, dozo means something like "please have/take this" or "here you go". Sorry if this was just a typo and you actually know the correct form!