How to Translate Chat Messages in Telegram

Translating chat messages in Telegram is very straightforward. Here are the specific steps for different devices.

Conclusion

By adjusting a few simple settings, you can easily translate chat messages in Telegram, significantly boosting your communication efficiency. Telegram Premium users, in particular, benefit from more advanced automatic translation features.

iOS Devices

1. Open Settings: Go to Settings → Language, and enable Show Translate Button.
2. To Translate: Long-press the message you want to translate, then select Translate.
3. Important Note: Currently, there is a bug in the iOS client where tapping Translate might result in a 'loading' state. The workaround is to change your language to Chinese, which will then successfully translate the message into Chinese.

Android Devices

1. Open Settings: Go to Settings → Language, and enable Show Translate Button.
2. To Translate: Tap the message you want to translate, then select Translate.

macOS Devices

1. Open Settings: Go to Settings → Language, and enable Show Translate Button.
2. To Translate: Right-click the message you want to translate, then select Translate.

Windows Devices

1. Open Settings: Go to Settings → Language, and enable Show Translate Button.
2. To Translate: Right-click the message you want to translate, then select Translate.

New Premium Features

Telegram Premium users can automatically translate messages within an entire channel or group. Additionally, some third-party clients also support automatic translation features. For instance, Intent offers AI translation for entire groups and channels, providing 3,000 free translations per month. Turrit, on the other hand, supports Google Translate translation for entire channels and offers 30 AI corrections.

Telegram Chinese Localisation

For more information, please visit Telegram Chinese Localisation.