How do I use the translator?

[SunnyRio]

I can't work out how to use the interpreter.  I wanted to translate some German into English, by speaking it.  But this is what happens on my Google Home speaker 1st gen:

Me: "Hey Google, translate from German to English"

Google: "Sure, I'll be your interpreter.  When you hear this sound I'm listening.  Let's get started."

Me: "Rauchen verboten" (means smoking forbidden)

Google: "What language do you want translated?"

Me: "German" (I've already told it this....)

Google: "Ok, I've found several results: The first is "Kings Donner and deserts at 19 Westwood Square, East Kilbride, Glasgow""  (What the hell?!?)

Now try my Android 12 phone:

Me: "Hey google, be my interpreter"

Google: "Got it, what language do you want translated?

Me: "French" (this comes up on the screen as "French", so it's heard me and understood)

Google: "Sorry, what language?"

Me: "French"

Google: "Since I'm having trouble understanding, I'll stop for now"  (but it did understand!!)

Is there some secret sequence of phrases I have to use to make it do this?

[Alex_S]

Hi SunnyRio,

Thanks for visiting the Google Nest Community.

Kindly check out the article on how to Translate conversations with interpreter mode. Let me know if the listed commands work.

Regards,
Alex

[SunnyRio]

It seems to have a problem understanding me when I say the word "French".  No human has ever misunderstood me saying "French".  Can I train it to understand my voice better?  I remember 25 years ago training speech recognition.

[Alex_S]

Hey there,

We'd like to take a deeper look into this for you. Please fill out this form with all the needed information, and then let us know once you're done.

Warmly,
Alex

[Muddi]

Hi SunnyRio,

We haven’t seen your form submission come through - were you able to access it alright? Let us know if you’re running into trouble or still need our help!

Cheers,

Muddi

[SunnyRio]

You really must learn to be more patient.  People have other things to do in their lives, and a response may not occur for a week.  Do not expect a response within 24 hours, it's extremely rude.

And actually, the first time I clicked the link a couple of days ago, it didn't display the page, so I left it.  Nothing happened, I think the unnecessary make a shorter link nonsense server was down.  Best just to paste the full link.

I've now filled it in, but I don't appreciate it insisting on a phone number.  Don't bother phoning me.

I also don't see why I had to fill in a form to tell you exactly what I've already told you in this thread.

[Muddi]

Hello SunnyRio,

Understood! We got the form you've submitted. We'll be reaching out to you via email, and let's continue working on your concern through that channel.

Cheers,

Muddi